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I remember, Lord, how thou that art the great Judge of Heaven and Earth, waft thyfelf dragged to the Judgment-Seat, and condemned; how thou, O King of Heaven, waft crowned with Thorns, and opprefs'd with the Weight of thy own Crofs; and all this to fave us finful Men.

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I remember, O bleffed Saviour, how thou who art the Lord of Glory, and the fole Author of Life, waft put to a moft ignominious Death; how thy Hands and thy Feet were nailed to a Crofs; how thou waft crucified between two Thieves, and number'd with the Tranfgreffors; how thou hadft a Portion given thee to embitter thy very laft Gafp; and all this to fave us finful Men.

O Lord Jefus, was ever, &C.

I Remember, O gracious Lord, how, when thou wert hanging on the very Crofs, thou waft fcoffed at and revil'd; how infinitely then

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thou wert afflicted and bruifed for our Tranfgreffions, when the Iniquities of us all were laid on thy Shoulders; how thou didst then exprefs an Anguifh greater than all the Tortures of thy Crucifixion, when thou didst cry out, My God, my God, why haft thou forfaken me; and how thou didst at the laft give up the Ghoft, and die thy felf, that we might live.

O Lord Jefus, was ever, &c.

I unfeignedly believe, O Gracious Lord, that thou didft fuffer all this for finful 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 Mifery; nothing to move thee to fave us, but our great Unworthiness, and thy greater Mercy.

O the Depth of the Riches of thy Love, bleffed Lord, how unutterable is thy Mercy, and thy Love paft finding out.

O all ye holy Angels, behold and wonder, wretched Man hath finned

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against God, and God himself has fuffered the Sinners Punishment,

Was there ever Sorrow like that which my Lord and my God endured for me?

Was there any Love like to that Love my Lord and my God hath shewed me?

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Oye bleffed Hoft of Heaven, who rejoyce at the Converfion of one fingle Sinner, adore and praife my Crucified Saviour, who died for the Sins of the World; adore and praise that unknown Sorrow, that wonderful Love, which you your felves muft needs admire.

O my gracious Lord, my Heart is now full of the Senfe of thy Love, and what have I to return to thee but Love again? 'Tis all I have to offer thee; accept it, O merciful Lord, imperfect as it is: And do thou daily heighten my Senfe of thy Love to me, that I may daily heighten my Love to thee.

O thou infinite Lover of Souls, with all my Heart I love, I praise,

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I adore, thy Love to me; but alas! I can never do it enough.

O do thou at laft, gracious Lord, tranflate me to thy Kingdom of Glory, that there I may love thee to the uttermoft Capacity of a Creature, and praife thee to all Eternity. Amen, Lord Jefus, Amen, Amen.

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What Benefit we receive by it.

Adore thee, O blessed Jefu, my Lord, and my God, when I confider the Benefits which through thy Mercy we receive by thy Holy Sa

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Glory be to thee, O Lord, who there makeft thy own Body and Blood to become our fpiritual Food, to ftrengthen and refresh our Souls.

Glory be to thee, O Lord, who by this Heavenly Food doft myftically unite us to thy felf; for nothing becomes One with our Bodies more than the bodily Food we eat, which turns into our very Subftance; and nothing makes us become One with thee more, than when thou vouchfafeft to become the very Food of our Souls, Glory

Glory be to thee, O Lord, who by this immortal Food doft nourish our Souls to live the Life of Grace here, and doft raife us up to Life everlafting hereafter. Lord, do thou evermore give me this Bread. Amen, Amen. John vi. 51.

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Motives of Receiving

Bleffed Saviour! what more powerful Motives can I have to perfwade me to Communicate, than thy Command, and the admirable Effects of the Holy Sacrament.

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But, alas! my corrupt Nature is apt to fuggeft me to low and bafe Inducements to this Duty; fuch as are, Fear of my Superiors Difpleafure, if I abftain, or Shame of not appearing as devout as my Equals, or the mere Cuftom of the Place, or of the Seafon.

But Lord, I do from my Heart renounce all these and the like carnal Confiderations, and I come to thy Altar, to renew my Baptifmal Covenant with thee, of which thy Sacrament is a Seal,

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