Meditations and prayers previous to and during the reception of the holy communion [by T. Bowdler]. |
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... followers had met to cele- brate the Feast of the Passover , instituted in commemoration of that night when the blood of the slain Lamb saved the worshippers of the true God from the general destruction around them ; and was the type of ...
... followers had met to cele- brate the Feast of the Passover , instituted in commemoration of that night when the blood of the slain Lamb saved the worshippers of the true God from the general destruction around them ; and was the type of ...
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... followers of Christ , and to put a construction upon his words differing from theirs , would be to depart in a high degree from that hu- mility so constantly enjoined by the Gospel . The duty of this service is , indeed , most im ...
... followers of Christ , and to put a construction upon his words differing from theirs , would be to depart in a high degree from that hu- mility so constantly enjoined by the Gospel . The duty of this service is , indeed , most im ...
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... followers to maintain it in themselves , adding promises to his exhortations , and sent them forth to publish it in the world . At one period , no persons were admitted to partake of the Sacrament but those who were peculiarly styled ...
... followers to maintain it in themselves , adding promises to his exhortations , and sent them forth to publish it in the world . At one period , no persons were admitted to partake of the Sacrament but those who were peculiarly styled ...
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... follower of Christ : the acuteness of pain , the gnawings of dis- ease , and the weariness of debility , are trials which , perhaps more than any others , have a tendency to sour the temper , to produce selfishness and discontent , and ...
... follower of Christ : the acuteness of pain , the gnawings of dis- ease , and the weariness of debility , are trials which , perhaps more than any others , have a tendency to sour the temper , to produce selfishness and discontent , and ...
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... followers a new commandment , that they should love one another . He announced him- self at Nazareth as being sent to heal the broken - hearted , and to show forth his love for mankind by relieving their distresses . In his Sermon on ...
... followers a new commandment , that they should love one another . He announced him- self at Nazareth as being sent to heal the broken - hearted , and to show forth his love for mankind by relieving their distresses . In his Sermon on ...
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Page 118 - Christ with us); so is the danger great, if we receive the same unworthily: for then we are guilty of the body and blood of Christ our Saviour; we eat and drink our own damnation, not considering the Lord's body; we kindle God's wrath against us; we provoke him to plague us with divers diseases, and sundry kinds of death.
Page 142 - ALMIGHTY Lord, and everlasting God, vouchsafe, we beseech thee, to direct, sanctify, and govern, both our hearts and bodies, in the ways of thy laws, and in the works of thy commandments...
Page 113 - Be merciful after thy power. If thou hast much, give plenteously; if thou hast little, do thy diligence gladly to give of that little : for so gatherest thou thyself a good reward in the day of necessity. Tobit iv. 8, 9. He that hath pity upon the poor, lendeth unto the Lord ; and look, what he layeth out, it shall be paid him again.
Page 139 - And although we be unworthy, through our manifold sins, to offer unto Thee any sacrifice, yet we beseech Thee to accept this our bounden duty and service...
Page 120 - Which we, from time to time, most grievously have committed. By thought, word and deed, Against thy Divine Majesty, Provoking most justly thy wrath and indignation against us. We do earnestly repent, And are heartily sorry for these our misdoings; The remembrance of them is grievous unto us; The burden of them is intolerable. Have mercy upon us, Have mercy upon us, most merciful Father; For thy Son our Lord Jesus Christ's sake, Forgive us all that is past...
Page 123 - THEREFORE with Angels and Archangels, and with all the company of heaven, we laud and magnify thy glorious Name ; evermore praising thee, and saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts, heaven and earth are full of thy glory : Glory be to thee, 0 Lord Most High.
Page 130 - Take, eat, this is my Body, which is given for you ; Do this in remembrance of me. Likewise, after supper, He took the Cup ; and when He had given thanks, He gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of this ; for this is My Blood of the New Testament, which is shed for you, and for many, for the remission of sins; Do this, as oft as ye shall drink it, in remembrance of Me.
Page 79 - As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God' So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God...
Page 111 - He that soweth little shall reap little ; and he that soweth plenteously shall reap plenteously. Let every man do according as he is disposed in his heart, not grudgingly, or of necessity ; for God loveth a cheerful giver.
Page 124 - BUT chiefly are we bound to praise thee for the glorious Resurrection of thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord : for he is the very Paschal Lamb which was offered for us, and hath taken away the sin of the world ; who by his death hath destroyed death, and by his rising to life again hath restored to us everlasting life.