would be furthered by that grave and silent attention, which I take all occasions to recommend to you. And if these devotions do not engage your attention to the end, you may listen to the Minister delivering the Bread and Wine to the other Communicants, and say a hearty Amen to each of them; for that is praying for the greatest blessing God can bestow on them, the preservation of their body and soul unto everlasting life.

Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day; for my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him. John vi. 54, 55, 56.

And the Minister that delivereth the Cup to any one shall say,

THE blood of our Lord Jesus Christ, which was shed for thee, preserve thy body and soul unto everlasting life.-Drink this in remembrance that Christ's blood was shed for thee, and be thankful.

When you have received both kinds, say, HAVE done, O LORD, as thou hast commanded me; and let thy name be for ever blessed. O let me find the great benefits of this thy Divine Institution: pour down thy graces upon me; direct my goings

in thy ways; and enable me, by the power and strength of this Divine food, to persevere in the practice of a holy and religious life, even to the last moment of my days. Be thou my peace and refuge, and let my pleasure and safety depend on thee. Be thou my portion and greatest treasure, and let my eternal happiness be fixed in the enjoyment of thee, who didst vouchsafe not only to take our nature upon thee, that thou mightest die for our sins, but hast left us a perpetual memorial thereof in this holy Sacrament. Amen.

Prayer of Thanksgiving, as soon as you retire from the Lord's Table.

I will sing of the Lord, because he hath dealt so lovingly with me: yea, I will praise the name of the Lord most highest. Psalm xiii. 6.

LL honour, glory, and power, might, majesty, and dominion, be unto him that sitteth on the throne, and unto the Lamb that was slain, for ever and ever.

I give thee most humble and hearty thanks, O LORD, that thou hast been pleased to admit me to renew my baptismal covenant with thee in this holy Sacrament.

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That thou hast vouchsafed to feed me with the spiritual nourishment of the body and blood of thy Son Jesus Christ: and this, not for any merits of my own, but for the sake of thy infinite goodness and mercy. Unworthy though I be, yet thy bounty, O LORD, never fails; the love of my Saviour is not diminished; and the virtue of his propitiation is never exhausted. Grant, therefore, I beseech thee, that this holy Sacrament may never turn to my judgment and condemnation :

But that it may afford me health and recovery under all weaknesses and infirmities;

Safety and defence against all the attacks of my spiritual enemies;

Vigour and strength to all my holy purposes and resolutions;

Comfort and support under all the afflictions and calamities of life;

Assistance and direction under all difficulties and doubts;

Courage and constancy under all dangers and persecutions, especially in times of sickness, and at the hour of death.

Finally, let it be a means of communicating more abundantly to my soul of that

grace, by which only we are saved through faith, and by which may I obtain pardon and forgiveness in this life, mercy and favour at the day of judgment, and a neverfading crown of glory in thy heavenly kingdom; where, with thy Son Jesus Christ, and the blessed Spirit, thou livest and reignest one God, world without end.

A Prayer for Love.

Which may profitably be offered after you have returned to your seat, before or after the thauke giving.

LORD Jesus Christ! Fountain of true

and holy love! Nothing is more precious than thy love: nothing more holy: nothing more excellent and more desirable. It gives freedom, it drives away fear: it strengthens the weak, and relieves the weary, and comforts them that mourn. But thou wilt not dwell in a polluted soul. O then make my soul clean, and consecrate it into a temple, O thou great Bishop of souls. Receive my soul, presented to thee in this Holy communion, for thine own dwelling-place. Make it a house of prayer and holy meditations; the seat of thy

Spirit, the repository of thy grace. Reveal to me thy mysteries, and bestow on me thy gifts, and love me with that love which thou bearest to the children of thine own family, the sheep of thine own flock, redeemed with thy most precious blood.

O give me such love for thee as shall enable me to bear the burden of men, and the burden of the Lord: that whatever may happen to me contrary to flesh and blood, I may not care for it; that when I labour, I may not regard it; that when I am despised and wronged, as thou wert, I may suffer it patiently: that the service of my Saviour may be the joy of my soul, and I may count all loss but gain, so that I may win thee. Thus guide me in thy love, through life, and make me, by the same love, triumphant over death, that with thee, Lord Jesus, and with the Father, and with the Holy Spirit, three persons and one GOD, I may dwell for evermore. Amen.

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," for the blessing of the bread; Likewise after supper," for the blessing

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of the cup.