by hearty prayers and devotions; and be made worthy, by thy grace, of this infinite blessing, the pledge and earnest of eternal life, in the merits of the same Jesus Christ, who gave his body and blood for me. Amen.

XIII.

ARCHBISHOP LAUD.

I, miserable sinner, confess and acknowledge, with bended heart and hands lifted up in the presence of thee, O God, my many and manifold sins, and that I have transgressed sundry ways against the precepts of the first and second table. I am sorry from the bottom of my heart; and it grieveth me that I have so often offended thee, my gracious God. I come unto thee as an humble suitor, to obtain mercy and pardon for all my offences. I beseech thee to sanctify me by thy Holy Spirit; to strengthen my faith against all assaults of my ghostly enemy; to seal up in me by this holy mystery that comfortable hope of the life to come.

Direct me, I beseech thee, now approaching to thy holy table, that I may abide with thee, and be a fit habitation for thy holy presence, both now and for evermore. O Lord, make me careful in the performance of this, so high a part of thy holy worship. I come, Lord, as the sick to the Physician of life, as an offender to the Lord of mercy, as the blind to the light of the eternal Sun, as the poor

and needy to the God of heaven and earth, rich in mercy; therefore, O Lord, cure my infirmities, pardon my offences, lighten my burdens, enrich my poverty; grant that I may with such reverence receive this heavenly manna, with such contrition and devotion, with such purity and faith, with such a purpose and intent, as is expedient for my salvation. And grant that at last I may behold perpetually thy beloved Son, with face revealed, whom now I receive in the way by faith only; who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, for ever and Amen.

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Holy Communion.

O MY soul, we are now in the house of God. Be. hold the sermon is ended, and the devout guests are now flocking to celebrate the feast, and commemorate the death and passion of the crucified Jesus. Turn thyself, therefore, to the heavenly table; for, behold, there stands the priest of the living God, and the messenger of the great King is sent out to call them that are bidden. How solemn, O my soul, is the celebration of this holy ordinance! All things here are in a profound silence, which well suits the representation of so mysterious a tragedy as the death and passion of the Son of God. It is fit, indeed, that our first approaches to that awful mystery should be taken up with a silent contemplation of its wonders.

Glory be to thee, O LORD GOD, for giving me this blessed opportunity of coming to thy table, and approaching thy throne. O, grant I may never more pollute my soul, which I trust thou hast made thy temple to reside in, who art the GOD of purity.-BISHOP KEN.

The Table, at the Communion-time having a fair white linen cloth upon it, shall stand in the body of the Church, or in the Chancel, where Morning and Evening Prayer are appointed to be said. And the priest, standing at the north side of the table, shall say the Lord's Prayer, with the Collect following, the people kneeling.

UR Father, which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive them that trespass against

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