Meditations and prayers previous to and during the reception of the holy communion [by T. Bowdler]. |
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... thing new , or more excellent than it at present possesses ; many most incomparable books of meditation and prayer have been in the hands of all devout persons for the last two centuries , and Expositions of the Holy Communion are in ...
... thing new , or more excellent than it at present possesses ; many most incomparable books of meditation and prayer have been in the hands of all devout persons for the last two centuries , and Expositions of the Holy Communion are in ...
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... of man , even in things most essential to his own happiness , has him- self commanded a perpetual memorial of the event . Three of the Evangelists , St. Matthew , St. Mark , and St. Luke , describe particularly the 6.
... of man , even in things most essential to his own happiness , has him- self commanded a perpetual memorial of the event . Three of the Evangelists , St. Matthew , St. Mark , and St. Luke , describe particularly the 6.
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... things , but now the heavenly things them- selves ; from henceforward they were to com- memorate the real Lamb , who redeemed them from the spiritual bondage of sin , as the Paschal Lamb had from the temporal bondage of Pharaoh . Our ...
... things , but now the heavenly things them- selves ; from henceforward they were to com- memorate the real Lamb , who redeemed them from the spiritual bondage of sin , as the Paschal Lamb had from the temporal bondage of Pharaoh . Our ...
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... . O Almighty God , infinite and eternal ! who dwellest in that light which no mortal eye can approach unto ; who fillest all things by thy presence ; Thou art every where by thy essence and by thy power ; in heaven by thy 19.
... . O Almighty God , infinite and eternal ! who dwellest in that light which no mortal eye can approach unto ; who fillest all things by thy presence ; Thou art every where by thy essence and by thy power ; in heaven by thy 19.
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... things ; and being filled with the bread of heaven , and armed with the strength of the Spirit , I may continue and finish my journey through this vale of tears , with consolation and hope , unto my portion in thy heavenly kingdom ...
... things ; and being filled with the bread of heaven , and armed with the strength of the Spirit , I may continue and finish my journey through this vale of tears , with consolation and hope , unto my portion in thy heavenly kingdom ...
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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.