At your firſt kneeling down, ſay,

O LORD, I am not fit nor worthy thou ſhouldeſt come under that filthy Roof of the Houſe of my Soul, becauſe it is wholly Deſolate and Ruinous, neither haſt thou with me a fit place to lay thy Head; but as thou didſt vouchſafe to be laid in a Stable and Manger of Unreaſonable Beaſts, as thou did'ſt not diſdain to be entertain'd in the houſe of Simon the Leaper, as thou did'ſt not reject the Harlot coming, nor yet the Thief on the Croſs confeſſing thee; even ſo Vouchſafe to admit me alſo a miſerable, and out of meaſure ſinful Creature, to the Receiving of the moſt pure and ſaving Myſteries of thy Holy Body and precious Blood: and the Good Lord pardon every one that prepareth his Heart to ſeek the Lord God of his Fathers, though he be not cleanſed according to the purification of the Sanctuary. O My God, I know my own unworthineſs, yet in the multitude of thy Mercies I humbly approach thine Altar, beſeeching thee not to behold me with a ſevere, but Gracious Eye; thou knoweſt the earneſt deſire of my Soul, be thou pleaſed to paſs by the weakneſs of the Fleſh, and aſſiſt me with thy moſt Holy Spirit, and grant that I may Receive this Sacrament to the Honour and glory of thy great Name, and the good Comfort and Salvation of my own Soul.

Grant this Holy Father for the ſake of thy Bleſſed Son my only Saviour, in whoſe name and Words I beg this mercy, and what elſe thou knoweſt needful for me;

OUR Father &c. A Confeſſion.

O Almighty God, I thy poor ſinful Creature, full of Anguiſh & Confuſion for my Offences againſt thy Majeſty, do make bold to come to thee, becauſe thou art the Father of our Lord Jeſus Chriſt, and for his ſake inclinable to ſhew us Mercy; Thou art the Maker of me and of all things, and thou hateſt nothing that thou haſt made; Thou haſt pity on all the works of thy hands, ſo that I am encouraged to make my Supplications unto thee, O thou Judge, of all men, for it is in thy Power for ever to acquit or condemn me; I tremble and am aſham'd to be found a Sinner againſt ſo infinite Power and Goodneſs; but I muſt not add Hypocricie to my Diſobedience; Therefore I acknowledge freely, and bewail moſt bitterly my manifold offences of all kinds, from the leaſt of my Sins, to the greateſt of my Crimes and wickedneſſes; all and every one of which I long, and frequently from time to time, with many provoking aggravations moſt grieviouſly have committed: Lord, who can tell how oft I have offended by Thoughts, in vain and Evil Imaginations? by Words, in falſe and uncharitable Speeches? In Deed, by ungodly intemperate Actions; For alas! by all and every one of theſe ways I have daily Sin'd againſt thy Divine Majeſty, turning thereby thy loving kindneſs into diſpleaſure, and provoking thee to Anger; I have given thee cauſe moſt Juſtly to let looſe thy wrath and Indignation againſt me to my utter ruine; If thy Mercy do not help me, my Guilt is evident, my Danger apparent, and my eſtate is moſt deplorable; wherefore, I do moſt paſſionately and earneſtly Repent that ever I did commit them, and I am heartily ſorry with all my Soul, for theſe my ſo many, and ſo abominable miſdoings. When I look upon the baſeneſs and the preſumption of theſe vile offences, the remembrance of them does pierce my heart, with ſhame and ſorrow, and is moſt grievous unto me; when I behold thy Favour which I have forfeited, and Eternal Damnation which I have deſerved thereby, the burthen of them preſſeth down my Soul with a load of terror and amazement that is intolerable; yet ſince thou calleſt all who are heavy laden, I muſt not deſpair of thy pity; but in this great diſtreſs I do beſeech thee to have Mercy upon me; and ſince my neceſſity forceth me to be Importunate, I will cry again have Mercy on me. I know thou art a moſt Merciful Father, though by my Sins I am much unworthy to be called thy Child, yet I hope thy Bowels will yern upon me, I Lye proſtrate and helpleſs, begging of thee for thy Dearly Beloved Son, our Lord Jeſus Chriſt his ſake, and by the Merits of his Croſs and Paſſion, to forgive me freely and fully all that is paſt from the beginning of my Life till this very moment; Lord make me an inſtance of thy Mercy, and grant when I have received ſo excellent and ſo undeſerved a favour, that I may be ſo engaged thereby, as that for ever hereafter, I may beware of falling back into the like ſin and miſery. Convert me I beſeech thee, as well as pardon me, and enable me moſt obediently to ſerve, and moſt intirely to pleaſe thee, by ſpending the reſt of my Life in newneſs of Life and all Holy converſation; which through the help of thy Grace, I do here Vow and Reſolve upon, That this mighty change may tend to the Honour and Glory of thy Name who haſt ſo wonderfully delivered me; all which I moſt heartily begg, through Jeſus Chriſt our Lord, to whoſe interceſſion for me do thou ſay, Amen, and it ſhall be according to thy Word,

Amen.

The ADDRESS.

HOly God, thou mighteſt juſtly wonder to ſee ſuch a grievous ſinner daring to come ſo near, but I do not impudently ruſh upon theſe dreadful Miſteries, nor do I preſume to come to this thy Table where Angels do attend, as if I'deſerved this honour; O merciful Lord God, I do not approach, truſting in my own Righteouſneſs, for alas, I have done nothing which can bear that name; but that which drew me hither was my confidence in thy Manifold and Great Mercies, which exceed my Manifold and Great Offences; and now that I am before thee, I muſt ſtill confeſs what ever Favours thy Goodneſs heaps upon me, that I am not worthy by reaſon of my ſinfulneſs and backſlidings, ſo much as with the Doggs, to gather up the Crumbs that fall under thy Table, nor fit to receive the leaſt Mercies or Meaſure of Grace from thee, much leſs to ſit as a Gueſt, before thy Majeſty, at this Heavenly Feaſt; but yet I make bold to do this, becauſe thou art not to be changed by our ſins, being ever the ſame Lord, whoſe property is to be unwearied in well-doing, and never wanting in Mercy. Thou art wont always to have Mercy on thoſe who confeſs their Offences, grant unto me gracious Lord, by the preſent aſſiſtance of thy holy Spirit, ſo to Eat the Fleſh of thy dear Son Jeſus Chriſt, Spiritually, in this Sacrament, and ſo to Drink his Blood, as that I may receive all the benefit of his Croſs and Paſſion, even that my ſinful and defiled Body may be made clean with his Holy and Immaculate Body, and my Soul which is polluted in every faculty, waſh'd, through his moſt precious Blood which taketh away the Sins of the World. Let me be ſo wholly purified, that I may now begin to be inſeparably united to Jeſus, and that I, by Faith, may evermore dwell in him, abiding in his Love, and that by his Spirit he may dwell in me always,

Amen.

A Prayer for Purity.

O Almighty God, whoſe power is Terrible to all that approach thee with polluted Souls, becauſe thou art the Majeſty unto whom the Thoughts and Imaginations of all hearts are open and apparent, all deſires and Wiſhes after any evil are known and evident, and the God from whom no ſecrets in word or deed are hid, or by any policy can be concealed. The Remembrance of my Impurity makes me fear to draw near to thee till I have Implor'd thee (who alone art able to keep me therein) to cleanſe and purge out all the evil, which are ſo commonly the Gueſts of my Heart, leſt they provoke thy pure Eyes to paſs me by with this abhorrence, and deprive me of the comfort and benefit of this Communion.

Bleſſed Lord, prepare thy Lodging in my Soul, by the Inſpiration of thoſe pure thoughts and Heavenly deſires which are the fruit of thy Holy Spirit, and the Harbingers of the King of Glory, that I may, as it is my unfeigned deſire, at all times, and above all things, moſt ſincerely and perfectly to love thee, and not ſuffer any ſecret Sin to be thy Rival in my Heart; and that I may alſo, eſpecially in this Sacrifice of praiſe, worthily Magnifie, and agreeably ſet forth the Glory of thy Holy Name, in giving ſo Illuſtrious a Salvation to us through Chriſt Jeſus, for whoſe ſake I beſeech thee to hear me, for he is thy Son, and ſhall be my Lord for ever.

Amen.

A Meditation at the Offering.

O Lord, I give thee a ſmall part of thine own, who haſt given me all my Earthly Comforts; yea, thy own Son out of thy boſom to become my Salvation: O that I could give a thouſand times more, thy Love deſerves it; for this I give not (alas) as a Requital of thy favour, but a teſtimony how much more I owe unto thee; my Charities cannot extend to thee who needeſt nothing, only Holy Jeſus, I do gladly embrace my Poor Brethren and thy Friends, whoſe Souls thou haſt purchaſed with thy deareſt Blood, and made them Heirs with me of the ſame Salvation. I rejoyce that thou accepteſt ſo ſmall a matter to them, as done to thy ſelf; behold therefore a ſoul I beſeech thee, ſo Sick and Leprous, poor and naked, that it needs thy Mercy more than the moſt miſerable Creature in all the whole World, my Charity. O how many, and how earneſt prayers do I need! could I engage all the poor on Earth, (whoſe prayers ſooneſt pierce the Clouds) I need all this and as much more to make way for mine acceptance; But, O my Saviour, this is a day in which thou Scattereſt thy Bounties; Wherefore Remember thou my Soul which is undone without thy pity; and ſince thy Mercies are infinitely greater than ours, Lord, do not paſs me by, far be it from me to think ſo meanly of thy Love, as to eſteem mine Alms the purchaſe of it. No, no, I do only by this ſmall token give thee, Livery and ſeiſin of me and mine; and having vowed to purchaſe a more glorious Intereſt, and to ſeek thy Kingdom, I do renounce the Riches of this World. O happy Exchange, and admirable way of Gain; but ſo thou art wont to deal with us, O God! to accept trifles from us, and give Glories to us, great and endleſs and Inexpreſſible; I adore thee, O my Lord, and Love thee, and becauſe there is no Earthly gift that can bear proportion with ſuch unſpeakable Goodneſs, I will give thee my Soul alſo, and it ſhall be thine for Ever,

Amen.

Just after the Prayer of Conſecration, Say,

A MEN, Lord, it is done as thou haſt commanded, and I doubt not but the Miſtery is Rightly accompliſhed; I am perſwaded here is It that my Soul longeth for, a Crucified Saviour Communicating himſelf to poor penitent Sinners. O let me be but reckoned amongſt that number, and then I ſhall aſſuredly receive the Holy Jeſus. Amen.

Lord thou haſt ſet open this fountain, and wilt thou ſuffer a wretched creature to dye for thirſt in thy preſence? haſt thou prepared ſuch a Balm to heal me, and ſhall I languiſh here before thee? I know, if thou wilt, thou canſt make me clean, here is the very Inſtrument in thy Hand. Grant me therefore, Holy Jeſus, that I may rightly apply it, and duly uſe it, and it ſhall prepare me for Thee, and unite me to thee with ſuch inſeparable bonds as can never break, unleſs Eternity can have an End.

Bleſſed are they that ſo eat thy Fleſh, and ſo drink thy Blood as thou requireſt, and ſo as thy Saints of Old have done; for they have been cleanſed at this Fountain, and here their Union with thee firſt began; O happy ſeaſon, Excellent Opportunity, Lord let me do it well this Once, and I am thine for Ever.

Amen.

A Prayer before the Sacrament.

O Moſt Merciful God, who haſt in thy great goodneſs prepared this Spiritual Feaſt for ſick and famiſhed Souls, make my deſires and gaſpings after it, anſwerable to my needs of it. I have with the Prodigal waſted that portion of Grace thou beſtowedſt upon me, and therefore do infinitely want a ſupply out of this Treaſury. But, O Lord, how ſhall ſuch a Wretch as I dare to approach this Holy Table? I am a Dog, how ſhall I preſume to take the Childrens Bread? or how ſhall this ſpiritual Manna, this Food of Angels be given to me, who have choſen to feed on Husks with Swine? nay, to one who hath already ſo often trampled theſe pretious things under foot, either careleſly neglecting, or unworthily receiving theſe Holy Myſteries? O Lord, my horrible guiltineſs makes me tremble to come, and yet makes me not dare to keep away; For where, O Lord, ſhall my polluted Soul be waſhed, if not in this Fountain which thou haſt opened for ſin and for uncleanneſs? hither therefore I come, and thou haſt promiſed that he that cometh to thee, thou wilt in no wiſe caſt out. This is, O Lord, the Blood of the New Teſtament, Grant me to receive it, that it may be to me for Remiſſion of Sins; and though I have ſo often and ſo wretchedly broken my part of that Covenant whereof this Sacrament is a Seal, yet be thou graciouſly pleaſed to make good thine, to be Merciful to mine unrighteouſneſs, and to remember my ſins and my iniquities no more; and not only ſo, but to put thy Laws into my heart, and to write them in my mind, and by the power of thy Grace, diſpoſe my Soul to ſuch a ſincere and conſtant obedience, that I may never again provoke thee. Lord Grant that in theſe Holy Miſteries, I may not only commemorate, but effectualy receive my Bleſſed Saviour, and all the benefits of his Paſſion, and to that end, give me ſuch a preparation of Soul as may qualify me for it. Give me a deep ſence of my ſins and unworthineſs, that being weary and heavy laden, I may be capable of his Refreſhings, and by being Supled in my own tears, I may be the fitter to be waſhed in his Blood. Raiſe up my dull and Earthly mind from groveling here below, and inſpire it with a Holy Zeal, that I may with Spiritual affection approach this Spiritual Feaſt, and let, O Lord, that infinite Love of Chriſt, in Dy-Dying for ſo wretched a Sinner, Inflame my frozen benumb'd Soul, and kindle in me that Sacred Fire of Love to him, and that ſo vehement, that no waters may quench, no floods drown it, ſuch as may burn up all my droſs, and not leave one unmortified Luſt in my Soul, and ſuch as may alſo extend it ſelf to all whom thou haſt given me command and Example to love, even Enemies, as well as Friends. Finally, O Lord, I beſeech thee to cloath me in the wedding Garment, and make me, (tho' of my ſelf a moſt unworthy, yet by thy Mercy) an acceptable Gueſt at this Holy Table, that I may not eat nor drink my own condemnation, but may have my Pardon ſealed, my weakneſs repaired, my corruptions ſubdued, and my Soul inſeperably united to thee, That no Temptations may ever be able to diſſolve the Union; but that being begun here in Grace, it may be conſummated in Glory. Grant this, O Lord, for thy Dear Son's ſake, Jeſus Chriſt,

Amen.

Another.

O Bleſſed Jeſus, who once offeredſt thy ſelf for me upon the Croſs, and now offereſt thy ſelf to me in the Sacrament, Let not, I beſeech thee, my impenitence and unworthineſs fruſtrate theſe ſo ineſtimable Mercies to me, but qualify me by thy Grace to receive the full benefit of them; O Lord, I have abundant need of thee, but am ſo clogged with guilt, ſo holden with the cords of my Sins, that I am notable to move towards thee; O looſe me from this Bond, wherewith Satan and my own Luſts have bound me, and draw me that I may run after thee: Lord, thou ſeeſt daily how eagerly I purſue the paths that lead to Death, but when thou inviteſt me to Life and Glory, I turn my back, and forſake my own Mercy. How often hath this Feaſt been prepared, and I have with frivolous excuſes abſented my ſelf? or if I have come, it bath been rather to defie than adore thee; I have brought ſuch troops of thy profeſt enemies, unrepented Sins along with me, as if I came not to commemorate, but to renew thy Paſſion, Crucifying thee afreſh, and putting thee to open ſhame: and now of what puniſhment ſhall I be thought worthy, who have thus trampled under foot the Son of God, and counted the Blood of the Covenant an unholy thing? Yet, O Merciful Jeſus, this Blood is my only refuge; O let this make mine attonement, or I periſh Eternally. Wherefore didſt thou ſhed it, but to ſave Sinners? neither can the merit of it be overwhelmed, either by the greatneſs or number of my Sins; I am a Sinner, a great one, O let me find its ſaving efficacy; be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me, for my Soul truſteth in thee, and in the clefts of thy Wounds ſhall be my refuge, until thy Fathers indignation be overpaſt. O thou who haſt, as my High Prieſt, ſacrificed for me, intercede for me alſo, and plead thy meritorious ſufferings on my behalf; and ſuffer not, O my Redeemer, the price of thy Blood to be utterly loſt; and grant, O Lord, that as the Sins I have to be forgiven, are many, ſo I may love thee much; Lord thou ſeeſt what faint, what cold affections I have towards thee, O warm and enliven them, and as in this Sacrament, that Tranſcendent Love of thine in dying for me is ſhed forth, ſo I beſeech thee, let it convey ſuch Grace into me as may enable me to make ſome returns of Love; O let this Divine fire deſcend from Heaven into my Soul, and let my Sins be the Burnt-offering for It to conſume, that there may not any corrupt affection, any curſed thing be ſheltered in my heart, that I may never again defile that place thou haſt choſen for thy Temple; thou dyedſt, O Holy Jeſus, to redeem me from all Iniquity, O let me not again ſell my ſelf to work Wickedneſs, but grant that I may at this time approach thee with moſt ſincere and fixed Reſolutions of an Intire Reformation, and let me Receive ſuch Grace, and ſtrength from thee, as may enable me faithfully to perform them. Lord there are many Old habituted Diſeaſes my Soulgroans under. (Here mention thy prevailing Corruptions) and though I lye never ſo long at the pool of Betheſda, come never ſo often to thy Holy Table, yet unleſs thou be pleaſed to put forth thy healing Virtue, they will ſtill remain uncured. O thou bleſſed Phyſitian of Souls, heal me, and grant that I may now ſo touch thee, that every one of thoſe loathſom Iſſues may immediately ſtench, that theſe ſickneſſes may not be unto Death, but unto the Glory of thy Mercy in pardoning, and to the Glory of thy Grace in purifying ſo polluted a wretch. O Chriſt hear me, and grant I may now approach thee with ſuch Humility and Contrition, Love, Faith and Devotion, that thou mayeſt Vouchſafe to come to me and abide with me, Communicating to me thy ſelf, and all the merits of thy Paſſion, and then, O Lord. let no accuſations of Satan, or my own Conſcience amaze or diſtract me; but but having peace with thee, let me alſo have peace in my ſelf, that this Wine may make glad, this Bread of Life may ſtrengthen my heart, and enable me chearfully to run the way of thy Commandments; Grant this Merciful Saviour, for thine own Bowels and Compaſſions ſake,

Amen.

Before the Bread.

O Bleſſed Lord God, who haſt given us thine only Son to lay down his Life for our Sins, and his Fleſh for the food and nouriſhment of our Souls, purge and purifie my vile and ſinful Soul, that it may be a fit habitation, for his pure, unſpotted, and precious Body, and that no unclean thing may preſume to enter where his Holy Feet have trod, from henceforth for Ever, Amen.

Thou haſt ſaid that he that Eareth thy Fleſh and drinketh thy Blood, hath Eternal Life.

Behold the Servant of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy Word.

At the Receiving of the Bread.

By thy Crucified body deliver me from this body of Death.

After the Bread.

BLeſſed be thy Holy Name, O Lord my God, who haſt vouchſafed to feed me with that Holy-Bread from Heaven, the Fleſh of thy dear Son, grant that in the ſtrength of this Food, I may walk before thee in Holineſs and Righteouſneſs all the days of my Life, till I come to the Mount of God, the Holy Hill, where thine Honour and our Reſt dwelleth,

Amen.

If you have time, uſe this Meditation.

O My Soul, behold how thou haſt incenſed the Majeſty of Heaven! ſee how he gives up the moſt Innocent and moſt Holy Jeſus, thy beſt, thy only Friend, and his own Dear Son, to be trampled and tormented for thy Sins! Oh! how cruelly was he ſcourged with Whips, wounded with Thorns, loaden with the Croſs, torn with Nails, pierced with a Spear, and racked on the moſt painful Inſtrument of Death! his lovely Face defiled with Blood and Spittle, his Ears filled with Taunts and Curſes, his Eyes drench'd in Tears for the ruine of his Enemies, and his Soul amaz'd at the terrors of the Divine Wrath, till at length all wounded, broken and bloody, with many groans, yet with admirable patience, he breaths out his Holy Soul! and yet what ever he ſuffered was my Portion, my pleaſure hath been his pain, my wicked Life hath cauſed his bitter Death; wretch that I am, to live in ſuch a manner, that nothing elſe could ſatisfie or make my peace. But here I come this day to call my Sins to remembrance; I will look on thee (whom I have pierced) with a moſt tender and ſympathizing affection, and reflect, that as I break this Holy Bread with my Teeth, ſo waſt thou bruiſed for our Iniquities, and our Offences did grind thee with grief and pain. Holy Saviour, I am angry at my ſelf, and full of anguiſh, to ſee what I have brought upon thee I am ſorry with all my Heart, that I have given harbour to thy Murtherers; but I hope this moſt diſmal Spectacle, ſhall mortify in me all deſires after evil, and make me •• hor all thoſe deſperate pleaſures which muſt ſo much Offend thee, which muſt be Cleanſed by thy moſt precious Blood or elſe ſtand charged upon m • account for ever; No, no, I will never crucify thee again by renewing my diſobedience, for I have done too much already.

Before the CVP.

O Bleſſed Lord, who haſt, given the Blood of thine only Son to be ſhed for our Sins and to Refreſh and Reſtore our weary gaſping Souls, Cleanſe and Sanctify me, O Lord, that I may receive this Cup with a pure Heart, and not with polluted Lips, to the Eternal Comfort and Refreſhment of my Soul. Amen.

Methinks, O my Redeemer, while thou art pouring forth thy moſt precious Blood, thou mayeſt Look upon me with a Countenance mixed with pity, and Upbraiding, that I ſhould take ſo little care to ſave this Soul which thou haſt bought at ſuch a rate; Is not here repreſented thoſe drops and ſtreams of blood that have ſealed the Covenant of peace, and confirmed all the promiſes of the Goſpel? why then am I not ſwallowed up with admiration? why do I not breath and pant after it? I am not come to quench my bodily thirſt, but to waſh my Soul in this Salutory fountain; O how freely it flows, how perfectly it cures! Lord let me taſt thereof, make it unto me the Blood of Jeſus for it is that my Soul Thirſteth after; and now that powerful word hath hallowed it, Let me not by evil thoughts or unbelief, Malice or Impenitence, make it to my ſelf an unhallowed thing; but as thou haſt fitted it for the Miſtery, O fit me alſo to receive it. I cannot now have any low or Common thoughts about it; I will by faith eſteem it as my Saviours Blood, and though I am unworthy of ſo Divine a Cordial, yet my Soul gaſpeth for it, and without it I muſt dye, and Periſh.

At the Receiving of the C V P.

O Let this blood of thine Purge my Conſcience from dead works to ſerve the Living God. Lord if thou wilt thou canſt make me clean. O touch me, and ſay, I will be thou Clean.

After the C V P.

Bleſſed be thy Holy Name, O Lord my God, who haſt Vouchſafed me to drink of this fountain of Living water, the precious Blood of thy dear Son, Grant that this holy Cup may be an Antidote and preſervative againſt all ſin and evil, and may keep my Soul in health and ſtrength to the end of my days.

LORD, what is Man that thou art thus mindful of him, or the Son of Man that thou thus Viſiteſt him? what is thy ſervant that thou ſhouldſt look upon ſuch a dead dogg as I am? the doggs eat of the Crumbs which fall from their Maſters Table, but thou haſt fed me with the bread of thine own Children, and given me to drink of thine own Cup; Thou haſt fed me in a green paſture, and Ledſt me forth beſide the waters of Comfort. O taſt and ſee how gracious the Lord is, Bleſſed is the man that truſteth in him, what reward ſhall I render unto the Lord for all his benefits towards me? Lord, I offer up to thee my ſelf, my Soul and Body, all that I am & have, humbly beſeeching thee Graciouſly to receive me for thy Servant, to dwell in thy Houſe, and to Praiſe thy Name for evermore.

Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive Honour, and Glory, and Power; for thou haſt Created all things, and for thy Pleaſure, they are and were created; thou art worthy to take the book and open the Seals thereof, for thou waſt ſlain, and haſt Redeemed us unto our God, Kings, and Prieſts, and we ſhall Reign with thee for ever.

Salvation to our God which fitteth on the Throne, and to the Lamb. Amen.

Bleſſing, and Glory, and Wiſdom, and Thankſgiving, and Honour, and Power, and Might be unto God for ever and ever.

Amen.

A Thankſgiving after Receiving.

O Thou Fountain of all Goodneſs, from whom every good and perfect guift cometh, and to whom all Honour and Glory ſhould be returned; I deſire, with all the moſt fervent, and inflamed affections of a grateful heart, to bleſs and praiſe thee for thoſe ineſtimable Mercies thou haſt vouchſafed unto me; Lord, what is man that thou ſhouldſt ſo regard him, as to ſend thy beloved Son to ſuffer ſuch bitter things for him? But Lord, what am I thy moſt ſinful Creature, that I ſhould have any part in this attonement, who have ſo often been wretchedly ungrateful for his ſufferings? O the heighth and depth of this Mercy of thine, that art pleaſed to admit me to the Renewing of that Covenant with thee, which I have ſo often & ſo perverſly broken, that I am not worthy of that daily bread which ſuſtains the body, ſhould be made partaker of this Bread of Life which nouriſheth the Soul, and that the God of all purity ſhould vouchſafe to unite himſelf to ſo polluted a wretch! O my God, ſuffer me no more; I beſeech thee, to turn thy Grace into wantonneſs, to make thy Mercy an Occaſion of ſecurity; but let this unſpeakable Love of thine conſtrain me to Obedience, that ſince my bleſſed Lord hath dyed for me, I may no longer live unto my ſelf but to him, O Lord, I know there is no concord between Chriſt and Belial, therefore ſince he hath now been pleaſed to enter my heart O let me never permit any Luſt to chace him thence, but let him that hath ſo dearly bought me, ſtill keep poſſeſſion of me, and let nothing ever take me out of his hand. To this end, be thou graciouſly ly pleaſed to watch over me, and defend me from all aſſaults of my Spiritual Enemies; but eſpecially deliver me from my ſelf, from the Treachery of my own heart, which is too willing to yield it ſelf a prey; and where thou ſeeſt I am either by Nature or Cuſtom moſt weak, there do thou, I beſeech thee, magnifie thy power in my preſervation, (Here mention thy moſt dangerous Temptations) and Lord let my Saviours Sufferings for my ſins, and the Vows that I have now made againſt them, never depart from my mind, but let the Remembrance of the one, enable me to perform the other, that I may never make truce with thoſe luſts which nailed his Hands, pierced his Side, & made his Soul heavy to the Death; but that having a new liſted my ſelf under his banner, I may fight manfully and follow the Captain of my Salvation, even through a Sea of Blood. Lord lift up my hands that hang down, and my feeble knees that I faint not in this Warfare; O be thou my ſtrength, who am not able of my ſelf to ſtruggle with the ſlighteſt Temptations: How often have I turned my back in this day of Battle? how many of theſe Sacramental Vows have I violated? and Lord I have ſtill the ſame unconſtant deceitful heart to betray me to the breach of this. O thou who art yea & Amen, in whom there is no ſhadow of Change, Communicate to me, I beſeech thee, ſuch a ſtability of mind, that I may no more thus ſtart aſide like a broken bow, but that having my heart whole with thee, I may continue ſtedfaſt in thy Covenant, that not one good purpoſe which thy Spirit, hath raiſed in me this day may vaniſh, as ſo many have formerly done, but that they may bring forth fruit unto life Eternal. Grant this, O Merciful Father, through the Merit and Mediation of my Crucified Saviour, Amen.

Praiſe the Lord, O my Soul, and all that is within me praiſe his Holy Name, for now I find the Mercy and the Peace, the Comfort and the Grace, which flows from the death of Chriſt; let all the world know what he hath done for my ſoul, he hath Reſcued me, and many of my poor Brethren round about me from the nethermoſt Hell; wherefore I Love thee Holy Jeſus more than I can expreſs, and I will love them for thy ſake; and ſince thou haſt given thy ſelf, thy Merits, and thy Graces to me, and ſealed a new Covenant with me in thine own Blood, I do here bind my ſelf by that Sacred Ordinance to be ſincerely thine, I will ſpend my time and ſtrength in thy Service; and Lord I beſeech thee, give me grace to ſhed my blood, to bear witneſs to the truth, if ever thou calleſt me to ſuch a Tryal; I will never; eave thee nor forſake thee, but live & die with thee, for I have ſworn, and am ſtedfaſtly purpoſed to keep thy Righteous judgments. O let me never unhallow that Body nor defile that Soul in which the Lord Jeſus delights to dwell; let no lying or uncharitable ſpeeches prophane thoſe Lips, no Intemperance pollute that Mouth by which thoſe Holy Symbols have paſſed. Grant me to find new deſires and new hopes, Grant my nature may be renewed, my blood Refined. O fit my Soul with ſuch a Holy Vigour, that through thy Mercy I may accompliſh all my Reſolutions. Amen.

O Bleſſed Jeſus, I have Vowed my ſelf thy ſervant, but yet I fear, in expectation of the moſt furious aſſaults, which will be made upon me by the Enemy from whom I have withdrawn, and alas! I have too often Returned again to folly? but if thou pleaſeſt to plant thy Grace within me, and ſend thy Bleſſing upon me, I fear not his Policy nor power, I have Received that Heavenly food which is the means to convey this Grace, and I know that by this Celeſtial Remedy, many of thy Servants have been dreadful to the powers of Darkneſs; and thou didſt never caſt off any humble Soul, O bleſs then this Life-giving Miſtery unto every one of us, that we may find ſuch power and ſtrength, ſuch courage and reſolution flowing from thence, that we may all ſtand firm to the purpoſes which we have made. Holy Saviour, we are now thy ſervants, and O what quiet and comfort, what Safety and Joy, what Honour and Pleaſure have we under ſo gracious a Lord! how happy ſhall I be in injoying a freedom from anger, &c. O mark us all for thine own, & deny us not that grace which is neceſſary to make thee ours, and us to be thine; If we feel not ſome Effects thereof we ſhall ſink for fear, Leſt thou haſt rejected us and our oblation; but who did ever ſeek thee and did not find? who ever truſted in thee and was forſaken? we are ſure that in thee all fulneſs of Grace doth dwell, O let it now overflow, that of thy fulneſs we may all receive, ſo ſhall we daily and always perform our Vows. Amen.

O thou Allſeeing and moſt Holy Lord God, I have beheld the Eſficacious and all-ſaving Sacrifice which thy Son hath offered for us, I have remembred it, and bleſſed thy Name for it as much as I was able, though not ſo highly as I ought, for the benefits thereof are ineſtimable; O let them not all be loſt to us for want of faith to believe and receive them, there is no want of merit in Jeſus to Deſerve, no want of Mercy in thee to beſtow remiſſion; O let there not want in us, or in any of thoſe for whom Chriſt dyed, Grace to accept this pardon. Behold, Lord, how we ſtruggle under a load of guilt, a troubled Conſcience doth perplex us, our remaining corruptions oppoſe us, the decay of our Graces doth deject us, and lo here is an Effectual Remedy for all theſe evils; help us every one, I humbly beſeech thee, ſo to apply it, that both we and our Brethren, whom we love, as our ſelves, may find a bleſſed cure. Who was ever reconciled to thee but by Jeſus? or who was ever ſo much thine Enemy, but this Sacrifice hath made their peace? and ſhall it be ineffectual only to us? Dear father, let us find the Efficacy thereof in our ſelves, and diſcern the fruits thereof in all the Members of thy Church, ſo ſhall we be ingaged to praiſe thee more and more, for this great Salvation through Jeſus Chriſt,

Amen.

A Prayer of Interceſſion.

O Moſt gracious Lord, who ſo tenderly lovedſt mankind, as to give thy dear Son out of thy boſom, to be a propitiation for the ſins of the whole World, grant that the effect of this Redemption may be as univerſal as the deſign of it, that it may be to the Salvation of all. O let no perſon by impenitence and willful ſin forfeit his part in it, but by the power of thy Grace bring all, even the moſt obſtinate Sinners to Repentance, enlighten all that ſit in Darkneſs, all Jews, Turks, Infidels and Hereticks, take from them all blindneſs, hardneſs of heart, and contempt of thy Word, and ſo fetch them home bleſſed Lord unto thy fold, that they may be ſaved among the number of the true Iſraelites. And for all thoſe upon whom the Name of thy Son is called, grant O Lord, that their converſation may be ſuch, as becometh the Goſpel of Chriſt, that his name may be no longer blaſphemed among the heathen through us. O Bleſſed Lord, how long ſhall Chriſtendom continue the vileſt part of the World, a ſink of thoſe abominable pollutions which even Barbarians deteſt? O let not our profeſſion & our practice be always at ſo wide a diſtance, let not the Diſciples of the Holy and Immaculate Jeſus, be of all others the moſt prophane and impure, Let not the Subjects of the Prince of peace, be of all others the moſt contentious and bloody, but make us Chriſtians in Deed as well as in Name, that we may walk worthy of that Holy vocation wherewith we are call'd, and may all with one mind and one mouth Glorfy thee, the Father of our Lord Jeſus Chriſt: Have mercy on this Church, look down upon it from Heaven, the Habitation of thy Holineſs and of thy Glory; Pour forth thy Mercies upon it; though our back-ſlidings are many, and we have grievouſly rebelled, yet according to thy goodneſs let thy anger be turned away from us, and cauſe thy face to ſhine upon thy Sanctuary for the Lords ſake, and ſo ſeparate between us and our ſins, that they may not ſeperate between our God and us, Save and defend all Chriſtian Kings, Princes and Governours, Eſpecially thoſe to whom we owe ſubjection; plead thou there cauſe, O Lord, and ſo guide and aſſiſt them in the diſcharge of that Office whereunto thou haſt appointed them, that under them we may lead a quiet and peaceable life, in all Godlineſs and Honeſty; bleſs them that wait at thine Altar, open thou their lips that their mouths may ſhew forth thy praiſe. O thou Father of Mercy and God of Comfort, ſuccour and relieve all that are in any affliction, deliver the out-caſts and poor, help them to right that ſuffer wrong; let the ſorrowful ſighings of the priſoners come before thee, and according to thy power and mercy, preſerve thoſe that are appointed to dye; grant eaſe to thoſe that are in pain, Supplies to thoſe that ſuffer want, give to all preſumptious ſinſinners a ſenſe of their ſins, and to all diſpairing, a ſight of thy Mercies; and do thou, O Lord, for every one abundantly above what they can ask or think, pour down thy Bleſſings on all my Friends & Benefactors, all that have commended themſelves to my Prayers (Here name perticular Perſons) And grant, O Merciful Father, that through this Blood of the Croſs, we may all be preſented pure and unblamable, and unſeparable in thy ſight, that ſo we may be admitted into that place of purity, where no unclean thing can enter, there to ſing eternal Praiſes Father, Son, and Holy Ghoſt for ever, Amen.

O moſt Holy Lord God, I have been addmited to make an oblation of my praiſes and my ſelf to thee, and I am infinitely concerned that thou ſhouldeſt accept me therein, not for any merit in me, but for thy own Mercies, and thy Son our Lord Jeſus Chriſt his ſake. O my God, thou knoweſt I have been polluted with Sin, and undutiful to thy Commands, unfaithful to my promiſes, unmindful of my obligations, Confederate with thy Enemies, yea, even in the time of theſe Holy miſteries, ſo obdurate and confuſed, that I might juſtly fear leaſt my wretchedneſs ſhould make my Sacrifice an abomination; I am aſhamed that I am no fitter, I Lament that I ſhould bring ſo many defilements, where the purity of an Angel is ſcarce ſufficient, but I Sanctuary take in thy moſt obliging Condeſentions, and becauſe I am ſo unworthy, I will endeavour to eſteem my ſelf as vile as I really am in thy ſight. O do not look upon the deſerts of a wretched ſinner, but remember thine own Mercies, ſo ſhall thy favor be more iluſtrious, becauſe it is beſtowed upon ſo undeſerving a Creature, and the ſenſe of my unworthineſs ſhall inlarge my thankfulneſs, and make me praiſe thee more. O grant me thy acceptance, for the ſake of the crucified Jefus, Amen.

When I compare thy Acts with mine, Holy Jeſus, I am exceedingly aſhamed to behold ſo vaſt a diſproportion; thou giveſt me thy Merits & thy Graces, thy Life and thy love at preſent, and haſt promiſed me thy Kingdom in Reverſion, and I have ſcarce returned this with the entire devotion of one half hour. Oh how little is my obdurate heart affected with the ſenſe of my own Guilt, the fears of the Divine wrath, or the apprehenſions of thy ſufferings; yet Lord, I do deſire and endeavour to praiſe thee, ſo

that hope thou wilt conſider mine Infirmities, with much compaſſion, and meaſure my ſervices not by the exactneſs of the performance, but by the ſincerity of my wiſhes; ſo that I may through thy merits, be accepted by thy Heavenly Father, and by thy mercy of that acceptance, be oblidged to praiſe thee, Holy Saviour, for ever,

Amen.

An Act of Oblation of our Selves.

O Moſt merciful Lord God, I am amazed at the mighty Favours thou haſt ſhewed unto me, a ſinful wretched Creature, I cannot but acknowledge thy Goodneſs, although I can make no retribution; but 'tis not mine, O Lord, but me thou ſeekeſt, ſinful and miſerable though I am, yet am I that purchace for which Jeſus hath left his Glory, and laid down his life, and ſuffered many and great things for me. O marvellous condeſcention, I am nothing, I have nothing, I am void of all good, full of evil, and deſerving thy wrath, ſo that I abhor my ſelf; and canſt thou delight in me? be it ſo then, for I will diſpute no more with unſearchable mercy, I believe, O my God, and wonder I can no more reſiſt thy condeſcending and Almighty Love, I will with all the joy imaginable give my ſelf up entirely to thee, who haſt lately reſtored me to my ſelf. Alas! I have been a Priſoner to Satan, a ſlave to Sin, and marked out for diſtruction; but thou haſt procured my Pardon, Liberty, and my Life, requiring no more for ſo unexpreſſible bounty, but only that I will entirely become thine; I do freely ſurrender my ſelf to thee, both Soul and Body, avowing, that I would be no more my own, but thy Servant in all things; my underſtanding ſhall enquire after thee, my will ſhall chuſe thee, my affections embrace thee, my ſences ſhall obey thee, my Paſſion ſhall be at thy commands, and my thoughts; ſhall be of thee; O be thou pleaſed to take poſſeſſion of my Heart and Soul, and if now thou wilt accept of me, I hope I ſhall never be ſo unjuſt and ungrateful, ſo fooliſh and abſurd, ſo perjured and Sacriligious as to rob thee of my ſelf hereafter, or wilfully to prophane my Body or Soul any more, it is indeed a miſerable guift that I offer, a defiled body, a ſtrain'd Soul, and corrupt affections I am heartily ſorry it is no better, but it is all I have to give, and all thou requireſt, & it will be freer and better by being thine; O let me never have other maſter, let me never fully that which the Blood of Chriſt hath waſhed, nor ſell that to Satan which the Holy Jeſus hath redeemed at ſo great a price; grant me therefore, gracious Lord, to find by the amendment of my life that thou haſt accepted me this day; give me ſuch help from thee to confirm my hope, that I may always perform my vows, and never rob thee of that which I have dedicated to thee in the ſincerity of my Soul; I have ſworn, and am ſtedfaſtly purpoſed to keep thy Righteous Judgements; I am thine, O ſave me for thy Mercies, and for thy Son Chriſt Jeſus ſake,

Amen.

An act of Acknowledgment.

THere are many, O Lord, who are moſt Importunate to obtain thy favour, and unquiet till they receive ſome teſtemonies thereof, and yet when their deſires are granted, they are unmoved and ingrateful; but I will endeavour to praiſe thee as heartily for theſe manifeſtoes of thy Love, as I deſired them ſervently; I acknowledg therefore, that I am full of wonder, to find my ſelf honoured with the higheſt priviledges, and remarked with the moſt illuſtrious ſignals of thy Love: I begg'd the Mercy of gathering up the Crumbs under thy Table, and behold thou haſt placed me among thy Children, and fed me with the choiſeſt of thy preparations: O Lord, let all my enemies, the powers of Darkneſs be confounded, to behold me a poor ſinful wretch, whoſe ruine they gaped for, thus to be made a gueſt at thy Table, to be treated as one of thy deareſt Children or beſt beloved Friends; I was far from deſerving this Honor, but I will rejoice in it, & bleſs thy name for it, becauſe it hath revived my hope, & cheer'd my drooping Soul; and I am perſwaded this freſh teſtimony of thy favour will engage me to love thee with an unalterable affection; there was nothing I deſired in compariſon with thy love, nor conld I have wiſhed a more certain pledge of it than thy Son and my Saviour; welcome art thou to me, O my Redeemer, for thy own ſake, and welcome, as thou art the Evidence of thy Heavenly Fathers love to me a miſerable ſinner; I will acknowledge it at preſent as much as I am able, and my whole life hereafter ſhall ſhew how deep a ſence I have of this Eneſtimable Goodneſs; and whenmy Life doth fail, it ſhall be the Subject of my Halelujahs,

Amen.

Almighty God, who of thy tender Mercy didſt give thine only Son Jeſus Chriſt, to ſuffer Death upon the Croſs for our Redemption, and didſt inſtitute, and in thy Holy Goſpel command us to continue a perpetual Memory of that his precious Death, until his coming again: Hear me moſt merciful Saviour, I moſt humbly beſeech thee, and make my Groanings, and Diſires after this Holy Sacrament, anſwerable to my needs of it. But, O Lord: How ſhall ſuch a Wretch as I dare to approach thy Holy Table? How ſhall I preſume to take the Childrens Bread who am as a vile Dog in thy ſight? I have often trampled thoſe precious things under foot, either careleſly neglecting, or unworthily receiving theſe Holy Miſteries! O Lord, my horrrible Guiltineſs makes me tremble to come, and yet makes me not dare to ſtay away; for where ſhall this polluted Soul be waſhed but in the Fountain opened for ſin, and for uncleanneſs; Hither then I come; and thou haſt promiſed him that cometh to thee, thou wilt in no wiſe caſt out. Grant me therefore Gracious Lord ſo to eat the fleſh of thy Dear Son Jeſus Chriſt, and to drink his Blood, that my ſinful body, may be made clean by his body and my Soul waſhed through his precious Blood.

Amen.

I will not preſume to come to thy Table. O merciful Lord, truſting in my own Righteouſneſs but in thy manifold and great Mercies declared unto Mankind in our Lord Jeſus Chriſt, for whoſe ſake give me I pray thee, ſuch a preparation of Soul, as may qualify me for a worthy Approach thereunto: To this end make me heartily ſenſible of my Sins and unworthineſs; raiſe up my dull and earthly mind from groveling here below, and alſo inſpire it with a holy zeal to ſeek thoſe things that are above: Let that infinite Love of Chriſt in dying for ſo wretched a ſinner, inflame my ſoul, and kindle in me that Sacred fire of Love to him again, and to all thoſe whom he hath given me, Command an Example to Love, Enemies as well as Friends, and that for his ſake: Cloath me O Lord, in the Wedding Garment; and make me, though of my ſelf, a moſt unworthy, yet by thy mercy, an acceptable Gueſt at thy Table, that I may not eat or drink my own Damnation, but Salvation through Jeſus Chriſt our Lord,

Amen.

I ſaid I will take heed to my ways, that I offend not with my Tongue, O God who knoweſt us to be ſet in the midſt of ſo many and great Dangers, that by reaſon of the frailty of our Nature, we cannot always ſtand upright; grant to me ſuch ſtrength, and protection as may ſupport me in all Dangers, and carry me through all Temptations; through Jeſus Chriſt our Lord,

Amen.

O God to whom Vengeance belongeth, O God to whom Vengeance belongs ſhew thy ſelf, but let it be in pity and compaſſion to thy wretched and unworthy Servant, who in all humility conſeſs my ſelf a wicked and ſinful creature, I acknowledge thoſe ſins, which if I would, I cannot hide from thee; my ſins of Pride and vain glory, of Hatred and Envy, of Gluttony and Wantonneſs? I accuſe my ſelf of my wicked deſires and thoughts which I have conceived, At theſe marks have recourſe to thoſe ſins noted in your Paper. my wanton and evil words which I have ſpoken, * of my naughty and ungodly deeds which I have committed. * I acknoledge and bewail theſe my manifold ſins and wickedneſſes, which I 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 me. I do earneſtly repent, and am heartily ſorry for theſe my miſdoings; the remembrance of them is grievous unto me; the burden of them is intolerable; have mercy upon me, have mercy upon me, moſt merciful Father, for thy Son Jeſus Chriſts ſake, forgive me all that is paſt; and grant that I may ever hereafter ſerve and pleaſe thee in newneſs of life, to the honour and glory of thy Name, through Jeſus Chriſt our Lord.

Amen.

FOrgive me my ſins, O Lord, forgive me the ſins of my Age, and the ſins of my Youth; the ſins of my Soul, and the ſins of my Body; my Secret and my Whiſpering ſins; my preſumptious and my Crying ſins, the ſins that I have done to pleaſe my ſelf, and the ſins that I have done to pleaſe others.

Forgive my wanton and idle Sins; forgive me my ſerious and deliberate ſins; forgive me thoſe ſins which I know, and thoſe ſins which I know not; the ſins which I have laboured ſo long to hide from others, that now I have even hid them from my own Memory: Forgive me them, O Lord, forgive me them all; of thy great mercy let me be Abſolved from all my offences, and of thy bountiful goodneſs, let me be delivered from the bands of thoſe ſins, which by my frailty I have committed. Grant this, O Heavenly Father, for Jeſus Chriſt his ſake our Bleſſed Lord and Saviour,

Amen.

Prayers to be ſaid after the receiving of the Holy Sacrament.

O Bleſſed Jeſus, who didſt take upon thee our Nature, and didſt ſuffer Death upon the Croſs for our Redemption, and haſt commanded us to continue the memory of this thy precious Death till thy Coming again: Oh! let not the ineſtimable Benefits of it be fruſtrated by my Manifold and grievous ſins, but inſpire my Soul with thoſe Graces which may qualifie me to receive them tendered unto me in this Bleſſed Sacrament, O Lord, thou ſeeſt that I have no power of my ſelf to help my ſelf! Oh Let the pitifulneſs of thy great Mercy looſe me from the chains of thoſe ſins wherewitth I am tied and bound; that being thus ſet at liberty, I here with chearfulneſs run the ways of thy Commandements, and hereafter enter into thy Joy, O bleſſed Saviour and Redemer.

Amen.

2. THou O God and Saviour' knoweſt how vile I am, and with what eagerneſs I have purchaſed the paths that lead unto everlaſting Death! How often hath this Feaſt been prepared, and lovingly Bidden, there to; but have with frivolous excuſes abſented my ſelf? Or, If I have come I have brought ſuch troops of thy profeffed enemies, unrepented Sins along with, me as if I came not to adore, but to defie thee; not to commemorate, but renew thy Paſſion! I am not worthy, O Lord I am not worthy to come into thy preſence much leſs, to eat the Fleſh of the Sacrificed Lamb: For, my ſins, O Bleſſed Jeſu, went along with me in confederation with the High Prieſts, in Treachery with Judas, in Injuſtice with Pilate, in Malice and Cruelty with the People: Oh! what puniſhment then ſhall I be thought worthy of, who have thus trampled under foot the Son of God, and counted the Blood of the Covenant an unholy thing; Where ſhall I vile Wretch appear, who have put my Lord to Death! who have crucified to my ſelf the Son of God afreſh, and put thee to an open ſhame! where ſhould I appear, but before a Saviour, who hath loved and ed for me, though I have hated and murthered him? thy Blood O Jeſu is my only Refuge! Oh! Let the Cry of it ſpeak on my behalf? and may it ſpeak better things than the Blood of Abel, be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me, for my Soul truſteth in thee, and in the Clefts of thy wounds ſhall be my Refuge, until thy Fathers Indignation be over-paſt! O Bleſſed Advocate and Mediator, intercede for me with thy Father and Ours, thy God and Ours? and grant, that by the Grace which thou haſt found, by the Prerogative which thou haſt deſerved by the Mercy which thou haſt purchaſed for me as thou haſt been partaker of my ſufferings and Infirmities, ſo I by thy Death and Reſurrection, and by thy infinite gracious Interceſſion may be made partaker of thy Holineſs and thy Glory, even for thy own Merits ſake.

Amen.

3. O Lord, who haſt promiſed, that if I open my mouth wide, Thou wilt fill it, I pray thee, to open it; and not my mouth only, but my heart alſo: Oh! create in thy Servant a great hunger and thirſt after the things of thy Kingdom, and the Righteonſneſs of it, after all the holy Graces, and all the holy Miniſteries of Grace; that I may long for the Bread of Heaven, thirſt after the Fountain of Salvation; and as the Hart panteth after the Water-brcoks, ſo my Soul may deſire thee, O Lord: Oh! kindle ſuch an holy flame in my Soul, that it may conſume all my ſins and curſed affections, that I may never again defile the place which thou haſt choſen for thy Temple. Thou didſt O dear Jeſu, to redeem me from iniquity; Oh! let me not ſell my ſelf again to work wickedneſs: I am a ſinner, a grievous one, not worthy to look up to Heaven; but be thou pleaſed to look down into the duſt, and lift up a ſinner from the Dunghil; let me not periſh in my folly, or be conſumed in thy heavy diſpleaſure: Give me time and ſpace to repent, and give me power of Grace, that as by thy holy Inſpiration I do ſincerely and fixedly reſolve on an intire Reformation, ſo by thy merciful guidance I may faithfully perform the ſame.

Amen.

4. O Thou great Phyſician of Souls; heal me of thoſe many, and foul Diſeaſes which my Soul groans under; Grant that I may now ſo touch thee that every one of thoſe loathſom iſſues may immediately ſtanch, that theſe ſickneſſes may not be unto Death; but to the glory of thy mercy in pardoning, to the glory of thy Grace in purifying ſo polluted a wretch. O Chriſt hear me! inſpire me with an holy Zeal to mortifie my ſins, ſupport me with an holy hope, confirm me with an excellent and unreprovable Faith, and inkindle in me a never-failing Charity: Let me judge my ſelf, that I be not judged by thee; condemn my ſelf, that I be not condemned with the world but receiving this Holy Sacrament with a penitent heart, and a lively Faith, I may partake the great benefits of it; I may dwell in Chriſt, and Chriſt in me; I may be one with Chriſt, and Chriſt with me, the Lord be merciful unto me, and grant this for his own Bowels and Compaſſion ſake,

Amen.

ALmighty Lord, who haſt of thine infinite mercies vouchſafed to ordain this Sacrament for a perpetual memory of that Bleſſed Sacrifice which once thou madeſt for us upon the Croſs; grant me with ſuch diligent remembrance, and ſuch due reverence, do participate of this ſo holy and wonderful a myſtery, that I may be made worthy by thy Grace to obtain the virtue and fruits of the ſame, with all the benefits of thy precious Death and Paſſion, even the Remiſſion of all my ſins, and the fulneſs of all thy Graces, which I beg for thy only Saviour, God from everlaſting, and world without end

Amen.

O Lord, our Heavenly Father, Almighty and everlaſting God, regard, we beſeech thee the devotions of thy humble Servants who do now celebrate the Memorial which thy Son and our Saviour hath commanded to be made in remembrance of his moſt bleſſed Paſſion and Sacrifice; that by the merits and Power thereof, now repreſented before thy Divine Majeſty, we, and all thy whole Church may be made partakers of all other the Benefits of his moſt precious Death and Reſurrection from the Earth, and glorious Aſcention into Heaven, who liveth and reigneth with thee, and the Holy Spirit, ever one God, World without end.

Amen.

BE pleaſed, O God, to accept this our bounden duty and ſervice and command that the Prayers and Supplications, together with the Remembrance of Chriſts Paſſion, which we do now offer up unto thee, may by the Miniſtry of the holy Angels be brought up into thy Heavenly Tabernacle; and that thou not weighing our merits, but looking upon the bleſſed Sacrifice of our Saviour, which was once fully and perfectly made for us all, mayeſt pardon our offences, and repleniſh us with thy Grace and heavenly benediction, through Jeſus Chriſt our Lord.

Amen.

ALmighty God, the Fountain of all goodneſs, from whom every good and perfect gift proceedeth; and to whom all glory and honour ſhould be returned: I do deſire moſt heartily to thank thee, for that thou haſt vouchſafed to feed me, who have 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 me thereby of thy favour and goodneſs towards me, and that I am a very member incorporate in the myſtical Body of thy Son, which is the bleſſed Company of all faithful people; and am alſo an Heir through hope of thine everlaſting Kingdom, by the merits of the moſt precious Death and Paſſion of thy dear Son. O the height and depth of that unſpeakable mercy of thine, who art pleaſed to admit me a ſinful wretch to have any part in thoſe ineſtimable benefits, which I have ſo often deſpiſed and trampled under foot! I am not worthy, O Lord, of that daily Bread which ſuſtains the body; But thou haſt made me partaker of that living Bread which came down from Heaven, which nouriſheth the Soul, and, of which whoſoever eateth, ſhall live for ever. O grant that my Soul may reliſh this Divine Food with Spiritual raviſhments, and love, great as the flame of Cherubims; and grant that what thou haſt given me for the Remiſſion of my ſins, may not by any fault become the increaſe of them; that this Holy Communion prove not unto me, unto Judgement and Condemnation, but may ſupport and preſerve me in every Temptation, rejoyce and quiet me in every trouble, enlighten and ſtrengthen me in every good word and Work; Comfort and defend me in the hour of my death againſt all oppoſitions of the Spirit of Darkneſs, and further me in the attainment of everlaſting Salvation, through Jeſus Chriſt,

Amen.

MOſt Holy God, who art of purer eyes than to behold Iniquity, grant, I pray thee, that no unclean thing may be in me, who have now Received thee into my heart and ſoul; but let this Blood of Chriſt, who through the Eternal Spirit, offered himſelf without ſpot to thee, purge my Conſcience from dead works to ſerve thee the living God: Give me Grace, that from henceforth I put off concerning my former converſation the Old man, which is corrupt, according to the deceitful Luſts, and be renewed in the Spirit of my mind, and put on the New Man; which after thee is created in Righteouſneſs and true Holineſs to which purpoſe be pleaſed to watch over me for good, to keep me both outwardly in my Body, and inwardly in my Soul, O God thou ſeeſt I nave no power of my ſelf to help my ſelf; thou knoweſt me alſo to be ſet in the midſt of ſo many and great dangers, that by reaſon of the frailty of my Nature, I cannot always ſtand upright, grant to me ſuch ſtrength and protection, as may ſupport me in all dangers, and carry me through all Temptations, through Jeſus Chriſt our Lord,

Amen.

O Thou with whom is no variableneſs, nor ſhadow of turning let thy holy Spirit direct me in all things, let thy Grace always always prevent and follow me, and preſerve me againſt all aſſaults of my Spiritual enemies, Eſpecially of my own treacherous heart, which is deceitful above all things, wicked, deſperately wicked, O Lord, thou knoweſt it: how often hath it betrayed me to the breach of thy holy Laws, to the violation of all theſe Vows and promiſes which I have made to thee? How often have I turned my back in the day of battel? O let me no more thus ſtart aſide like a broken bow, but be ſtedfaſt, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, reſiſting the Devil that he may flee from me, ſubduing my fleſh, and bringing it into ſubjection; crucifying and overcoming the world. And therefore let thoſe ſolemn Vows, which I have now made to forge my ſins, never depart from my mind but let the remembrance of them excite me to fight manfully under thy banner, and continue thy faithful ſervant and Soulder unto my lives end,

Amen.

O Lord I do here humbly preſent unto thee my Soul and Body, to be a living, holy, and reaſonable Sacrifice unto thee; I beſeech thee ſanctifie my Body, that from a polluted Dunghil, it may become the Temple of God. Sanctifie my Soul, and receive it for thy dwelling place the Seat of thy Spirit, and an houſe of Prayer and holy Meditation: Sanctifie me throughout, that both my Body, and Soul, and Spirit, may be preſerved blameleſs unto the comming of our Lord Jeſus Christ, to whom with thee, O Father and the Holy Ghoſt, be all Honour and Glory, World without end.

Amen.