thou livest and reignest one God, world without end.

Rubrick.

¶ If the consecrated bread or wine be all spent before all have communicated, the priest is to consecrate more, according to the form before prescribed, beginning at [our Saviour Christ in the same night, &c.] for the blessing of the bread; and at [likewise after Supper, &c.] for the blessing of the cup, as you will find it on pages 114, 115.

DIRECTIONS.

When all have communicated, and the minister returns to the remaining part of the communion office, (by some called the post communion,) be sure you be not unready to join with him, nay, though you should not have ended your private devotions, yet break them off, though in the middle, and join with the public ones, for that is better, and your duty; and go on with him in heart, till he has made an end.

Rubrick.

When all have communicated, the minister shall return to the Lord's table, and reverently place upon it what remaineth of the consecrated elements, covering the same with a fair linen cloth.

Then shall the priest say the Lord's prayer, the people repeating after him every petition.

The Minister and People.

Our 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 us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: for thine is the kingdom, and the power and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.

After this shall be said as followeth :

The Minister.

O Lord and heavenly Father, we thy humble servants entirely 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 in his blood, we and all thy whole church may obtain remission of our sins, and all other benefits of his passion. And here we offer and present unto thee, O Lord, ourselves, our souls and bodies, to be a reasonable, holy, and lively sacrifice unto thee, humbly beseeching thee, that all we who are partakers of this holy communion, may be filled with thy grace and heavenly benediction. 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; not weighing our merits, but pardoning our offences, through Jesus Christ our Lord by whom, and with whom, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, all honour and glory be unto thee, O Father Almighty, world without end. Amen.

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Almighty and ever-living God, we most heartily thank thee, for that thou dost vouchsafe to feed us, who have duly received these holy mysteries, with the spiritual food of the most precious body and blood of thy Son our Saviour Jesus Christ; and dost assure us thereby of thy favour and goodness towards us, and that we are very members incorporate in the mystical body of thy Son, which is the blessed company of all faithful people; and are also heirs through hope of thy everlasting kingdom, by the merits of the most gracious death and passion of thy dear Son. And we most humbly beseech thee, O heavenly Father, so to assist us with thy grace, that we may continue in thy holy fellowship, and do all such good works as thou hast prepared for us to walk in, through Jesus Christ our Lord; to whom with thee, and the Holy Ghost, be all honour and glory, world without end. Amen.

¶ Then shall be said or sung,

Glory be to God on high, and on earth peace, good will towards men. We praise thee, we bless thee, we worship thee, we glorify thee, we give thanks unto thee for thy great glory, O Lord God, heavenly king, God the Father Almighty.

O Lord, the only-begotten Son Jesus Christ : Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us; thou that takest away the sins of the world, receive our prayers; thou that sittest at the right hand of God the Father, have mercy upon us.

For thou only art holy, thou only art the Lord; thou only, O Christ, with the Holy Ghost, art most high in the glory of God the Father. Amen.

Rubrick.

Then the priest, (or bishop, if he be present,) shall let them depart with this BLESSING:

The peace of God, which passeth all understanding, keep your hearts and minds in the knowledge and love of God, and of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord; and the blessing of God Almighty the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, be amongst you, and remain with you always. Amen.

Then say,

Let this day, O my God, be noted in the book of life.-Forget not my prayers, Lord, nor let my coldness and wanderings, and infinite unworthiness, turn them into sin. Lord, hear my prayers, and let my cry come unto thee.

Ejaculations and a short prayer when the communion service is ended.

Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word. For mine eyes have seen thy salvation. Luke ii. 29.

NOW, O Lord, refreshed with this heavenly banquet of thy Son's institution, I have sealed my repentance, and flee unto thee for pardon of all those imperfections that have accompanied me at this time, in my attendance at thy altar; forgive the deadness and dulness of my affections, the wanderings of my thoughts, and distractions of my mind; let the sincerity of my holy purposes and resolutions be accepted, notwithstanding my weakness and frailty.

O let this commemoration of my crucified Saviour influence all my thoughts, words, and actions, that my conversation may be as becometh the gospel of Christ. Reward me not according to my deserts, but according to my great necessities, and thine own rich mercies in Jesus Christ; to whom with thee, O God the Father, and God the Holy Ghost, be all honour and glory, world without end. Amen.

DIRECTIONS.

Now arising, depart reverently from the Lord's table with a glad heart and cheerful countenance; preserve good thoughts in your mind; behave with gravity, yet be not sullen or morose; for a Christian's behaviour should not be without innocent alacrity or cheerfulness.

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INSTRUCTIONS

How to live well, after a worthy receiving of the Holy Sacrament.

The secret things belong unto the Lord our God; but those things which are revealed belong unto us, and to our children for ever. Deut. xxix. 29.

1. TF thou wouldest preserve thy faith incorrupt, and thy devotion from distraction, content thyself with reverencing and admiring these holy mysteries; and do not indulge a busy curiosity, in bold and unprofitable inquiries concerning them, for this is one way to damp a godly zeal, and to perplex thy mind with intricate and endless doubts.

2. Happy is that meekness and poverty of spirit, which industriously declines the rugged thorny paths of controversy and captious disputes; and walks in the plain smooth way of duty and practical religion; which studies God's commands, and labours to understand things of a size with its own capacity, without troubling itself about his doings and decrees.

3. Too many instances there are of daring men, who by presuming to sound the deep things of religion, have cavilled and argued themselves out of all religion. These men mistake their business: for the thing required of a Christian is not penetration and subtilty of wit, nice distinction, or sublime no