wise the receiving of the Holy a case would not be moved? Who Communion doth nothing else would not think a great injury but increase your condemnation. and wrong done unto him? Therefore if any of you be a Wherefore, most dearly beloved blasphemer of God, an hinderer in Christ, take ye good heed, lest or slanderer of his Word, an ye, withdrawing yourselves from adulterer, or be in malice or envy, this holy Supper, provoke God's or in any other grievous crime indignation against you. It is an repent ye of your sins, or else easy matter for a man to say, I come not to that holy Table. will not communicate, because And because it is requisite that I am otherwise hindered with no man should come to the Holy worldly business. But such exCommunion, but with a full trust cuses are not so easily accepted, in God's mercy, and with a quiet and allowed before God. If any conscience; therefore, if there be man say, I am à grievous sinner, any of you, who by this means and therefore am afraid to come; cannot quiet his own conscience wherefore then do ye not repent herein, but requireth further com- and amend? When God calleth fort or counsel let him come to you, are ye not ashamed to say, me, or to some other Minister of ye will not come? When ye God's word, and open his grief; should return to God, will ye exthat he may receive such Godly cuse yourselves, and say, ye are counsel and advice, as may tend not ready? Consider earnestly to the quieting of his conscience, with yourselves, how little such and the removing of all scruple feigned excuses will avail before and doubtfulness. God. They who refused the Or, in case he shall see the People neg-feast in the Gospel, because they ligent to come to the Holy Communion had bought a farm, or would try instead of the former, he shall use this their yokes of oxen, or because DEARLY beloved brethren, on they were married, were not so I intend, by God's excused, but counted unworthy of grace, to celebrate the Lord's the beavenly feast. Wherefore, Supper; unto which, in God's according to mine office, I bid behalf, I bid you all who are here you in the name of God, I cal present; and beseech you for the you in Christ's behalf, I exhort you, Lord Jesus Christ's sake, that ye as ye love your own salvation, will not refuse to come thereto, that ye will be partakers of this being so lovingly called and bid. Holy Communion. And as the den by God himself. Ye know Son of God did vouchsafe to how grievous and unkind a thing|yield up his soul by death upon it is when a man hath prepared the cross, for your salvation; so a rich feast, decked his table with it is your duty to receive the all kinds of provision, so that Communion in remembrance of there lacketh nothing but the the sacrifice of his death, as he guests to sit down; and yet they himself has commanded: Which who are called (without any if ye shall neglect to do, consider cause) most unthankfully refuse with yourselves, how great is your to come. Which of you in such jingratitude to God, and how sole Exhortation. punishment hangeth over your ness and the shadow of death; heads for the same, when ye wil-that he might make us the chilfully abstain from the Lord's Ta- dren of God, and exalt us to everble, and separate from your breth-lasting life. And to the end that ren who come to feed on the ban- we should always remember the quet of that most heavenly food. exceeding great love of our MasThese things if ye earnestly con- ter and only Saviour Jesus Christ, sider, ye will by God's grace, re-thus dying for us, and the innuturn to a better mind; for the ob-[merable benefits which by his pretaining whereof, we shall not cious blood-shedding he hath obcease to make our humble peti-tained for us, he hath instituted tions unto Almighty God, our and ordained holy Mysteries, as heavenly Father. pledges of his love, and for a conAt the time of the Celebration of the tinual remembrance of his death, Communion, the Priest shall say this to our great aud endless comfort. Exhortation. To him therefore, with the FaDEARLY beloved in the Lord, ther, and the Holy Ghost, let us ye who mind to come to the give (as we are most bounden) Holy Communion of the Body continual thanks; submitting ourand Blood of our Saviour Christ, selves wholly to his holy will and must consider how St. Paul ex-pleasure, and studying to serve horteth all persons diligently to him in true holiness and righteous, try and examine themselves, be-ness, all the days of our life. Amen. fore they presume to eat of that " Then shall the Priest say to those who Bread. and drink of that Cup. For come to receive the Holy Communion, as the benefit is great, if with a YE who do truly and earnestly true penitent heart and lively faith repent you of your sins, and we receive that holy Sacrament; are in love and charity with your so is the danger great, if we receive neighbours, and intend to lead a the same unworthily. Judge new life, following the commandtherefore yourselves, brethren, ments of God, and walking from that ye be not judged of the Lord; henceforth in his holy ways; draw repent ye truly for your sins past; near with faith, and take this holy have a lively and steadfast faith Sacrament to your comfort; and in Christ our Saviour; amend make your humble confession to your lives, and be in perfect cha-Almighty God, devoutly kneeling. rity with all men so shall ye be meet partakers of those holy Mysteries. And above all things, ye must give most humble and hearty Then shall this general Confession be made, by the Priest and all those who are minded to receive the Holy Communion, humbly kneeling. ALMIGHTY God, Father of thanks to God the Father, the our Lord Jesus Christ, Maker Son, and the Holy Ghost, for the of all things, Judge of all men; redemption of the world by the we acknowledge and bewail our death and passion of our Saviour manifold sins and wickedness, Christ, both God and man; who which we from time to time most did humble himself, even to the grievously have committed, by death upon the cross, for us mise- thought, word, and deed, against rabie sinners, who lay in dark-thy divine Majesty; provoking most justly thy wrath and indig- If any man sin, we have an nation against us. We do ear-Advocate with the Father, Jesus nestly repent, and are heartily Christ the righteous; and he is sorry for these our misdoings; the the propitiation for our sins. I remembrance of them is grievous John, ii. 1, 2. Answer. We lift them up unto the Lord. unto us; the burthen of them is After which the Priest shall proceed intolerable. Have mercy upon saying, Lift up your hearts. us, have mercy upon us, most merciful Father; for thy Son our Lord Jesus Christ's sake, forgive us all that is past; and grant, that we may ever hereafter serve and please thee in newness of life, to the honour and glory of so to do. thy name, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Priest. Let us give thanks unto our Lord God. Answer. It is meet and right Then shall the Priest turn to the Lord's Then shall the Priest (the Bishop, if he IT is very meet, right, and our be present) stand up, and turning to at all times, and in all places, give bounden duty, that we should the People, say, God. T ALMIGHTY God, our heaven- thanks unto thee, O Lord, [*Holy ly Father, who of his great Father,] Almighty everlasting mercy hath promised forgiveness of sins to all those who with hearty repentance and true faith turn unto him, have mercy upon you; pardon and deliver you from all your sins; confirm and strengthen you in all goodness; and bring you to everlasting life, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Here shall follow the proper Preface, according to the time, if there be any specially appointed; or else immedi ately shall be said or sung by the Priest and People, THEREFORE with Angels and Archangels, and with all the company of heaven, we laud and magnify thy glorious name; everThen shall the Priest say, more praising thee, and saying, Hear what comfortable words Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of our Saviour Christ saith unto all Hosts, heaven and earth are full who truly turn to him. of thy glory: Glory be to thee, COME unto me, all ye that tra-O Lord Most High. Amen. vel and are heavy laden, and I will refresh you. St. Matt. xi. 28. T PROPER PREFACES. after. So God loved the world, that Upon Christmas Day, and seven Days he gave his only begotten Son, to the end that all that believe in him should not perish, but have ever lasting life St. John, iii. 16. BECAUSE thou didst give Jesus Christ, thine only Son, to be born as at this time for us; Hear also what St. Paul saith. who, by the operation of the Holy This is a true saying, and wor-Ghost, was made very man, of the thy of all men to be received, that substance of the Virgin Mary his Christ Jesus came into the world Mother; and that without spot of to save sinners. 1. Tim. i. 15. sin, to make us clean from all sin : Hear also what St. John saith Therefore with Angels, &c. * These words [Holy Father] must be omitted on Trinity Sunday. after. BUT chiefly are we bound to Upon Easter Day, and seven Days (three persons in one substance, For that which we believe of the praise thee for the glorious believe of the Son, and of the glory of the Father, the same we resurrection of thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord: For he is the Holy Ghost, without any differ ence or inequality : very Paschal Lamb, which was with Angels, &c. Therefore offered for us, and hath taken away the sin of the world; who Or else this may be said, the words [Holy Father] being retained in the by his death hath destroyed death, introductory Address. and, by his rising to life again, FOR the precious death and hath restored to us everlasting merits of thy Son Jesus Christ life: Therefore with Angels, &c. our Lord, and for the sending to ¶ Upon Ascension Day, and seven Days us of the Holy Ghost the Comforter; who are one with thee in THROUGH thy most dearly thy eternal Godhead: Therefore beloved Son Jesus Christ our with Angels, &c. after. Then shall the Priest, kneeling down at the Lord's Table, say, in the name of all those who shall receive the Com But Lord; who, after his most glorious resurrection, manifestly appeared to all his apostles, and in their sight ascended up into hea-munion, this prayer following: ven, to prepare a place for us; that WE do not presume to come to where he is, thither we might also this thy Table, O merciful ascend, and reign with him in Lord, trusting in our own righteglory: Therefore with Angels, &c. ousness, but in thy manifold and ▼ Upon Whitsunday, and six Days after. great mercies. We are not worthy so much as to gather up the THROUGH Jesus Christ our Lord; according to whose crumbs under thy Table. thou art the same Lord, whose most true promise, the Holy Ghost came down as at this time property is always to have merfrom heaven, with a sudden great Lord, so to eat the flesh of thy cy: Grant us therefore, gracious sound, as it had been a mighty dear Son Jesus Christ, and to wind, in the likeness of fiery drink his blood, that our sinful tongues, lighting upon the Apostles to teach them, and to lead bodies may be made clean by his our souls washed them to all truth; giving them body, and both the gift of divers languages, through his most precious blood. and also boldness with fervent and that we may evermore dwell in him, and he in us. zeal, constantly to preach the Amen. When the Priest, standing before the Wine, that he may with the more rea Table, hath so ordered the Bread and diness and decency break the Bread before the People, and take the Cup into his hands he shall say the Prayer of Consecration, as followeth ALL glory be to thee, Almighty God, our heavenly Father, WHO art one God, one Lord; for that thou, of thy tender mer not one only person, but cy, didst give thine only Son Je be said, sus Christ to suffer death upon the memorial thy Son hate comthe cross for our redemption; who manded us to make; having in made there (by his one oblation remembrance his blessed passion of himself once offered) a full, and precious death, his mighty reperfect, and sufficient sacrifice, surrection and glorious scenoblation, and satisfaction, for the sion; rendering unto thee most sins of the whole world: and did hearty thanks, for the innumera institute, and in his holy gospel ble benefits procured unto us by command us to continue à perpe-the same. tual memory of that his precious The Invocation. And we most hum death and sacrifice until his com the Paten into bly beseech thee, O ing again: For in the night in merciful Father, to hear us; and which he was beof thy Almighty goodness, vouchtrayed (a) he took (a) Here the safe to bless and sanctify, with thy bread; and when he Priest is to take Word and Holy Spirit, these thy had given thanks, his hands. gifts and creatures of bread and (b) he brake it, (b) And here wine; that we, receiving them to break the and give it to his dis-t Bread. according to thy Son our Saviour ciples, saying, Take, Jesus Christ's holy institution, in remembrance of his Death and Passion, may be partakers of his most blessed Body and Blood. And we earnestly desire thy fatherly goodness, mercifully to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving; most humbly beseeching thee to grant, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ, and through faith (e) And here in his blood, we, and all thy whole he is to lay his Church, may obtain remission of hand upon every Vessel in which our sins, and all other benefits of which is shed for there is any his passion. And here we offer Wine to be con- and present unto thee, O Lord, ourselves, our souls, and bodies, to be a reasonable, holy, and living sacrifice unto thee; humbly beseeching thee, that we, and all others who shall be partakers of eat, (c) This is my (c) And here you, and for many, into his hands. secrated. The Oblation. WH Lord and hea-thily receive the most precious venly Father, according to the Body and Blood of thy Son Jesus institution of thy dearly beloved Christ, be filled with thy grace Son our Saviour Jesus Christ, we, and heavenly benediction, and thy humble servants, do celebrate made one body with him, that he and make here before thy divine may dwell in them, and they in Majesty, with these thy holy gifts, him. And although we are unwhich we now offer unto thee, worthy, through our manifold |