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Prayers and Meditations

Preparative to a

Sacramental Preparation,

According to

What the Church of England requires from her Communicants.

A Prayer to God for his gracious Affiftance and Direction, in our Sacramental Preparation.

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OLY, Holy, Holy Lord God of Sabaoth, Heaven and Earth are full of thy Majefty, andofthy Glory: I the unworthieft of all Creatures, do here, in all Humility of Soul and Body,proftrate my felf before thee, acknowledging my own Weakness and Infufficiency to do any thing that is good or well-pleafing in thy Sight; and therefore humbly implore the fpecial Influence of thy Grace and Holy Spirit, to further these my Endeavours for a worthy Participation of this Holy Commu

nion of the Body and Blood of Chrift, which he has commanded me to do in Remembrance of him, and of thofe Benefits which we receive thereby. Teach me, O Lord, the right Way, and lead me in the Paths of holy Preparation, that I may be received as a worthy and welcome Guest at this thy heavenly Table; poffefs my Mind with a true Senfe of the Greatnefs of this Mystery,and the Excellency of thy Mercy, in preparing this Table for our Spiritual Food: Infpire my Soul with pure and pious Difpofitions, and instead of thofe filthy Rags of my Righteousness, cloath me with the Righteoufness of the Saints, that my Heart may be a clean, tho' homely Receptacle for my Saviour, and fitted for the Society of that Celeftial Company, which are to be met with at this facred Solemnity,thro'Jefus Chrift our Lord, Amen. Our Father, &c. See Pfal. 23, 26, 11I.

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A Prayer for the Gift and Grace of Repentance. LMIGHTY and Eternal Lord God, Α A who art of purer Eyes than to behold 1niquity, and haft more especially enjoined all those who compafs thine Altar, to wash their Hands in Innocency, vouchfafe me unfeigned Repentance for my paft Sins, a hearty Sorrow and Contrition of Spirit to lament my Sinfulness,and moft firm and stedfaft

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Purposes to lead a new Life. It is the Voice of thy wondrous Goodness and Mercy, That if the Wicked will forfake his Ways, and the unrighteous Man his Thoughts, thou wilt bave Mercy upon him, and abundantly pardon him. O let thy Goodness (whereof I have had fo great a Share, and plentiful Experience) lead me to Repentance not to be repented of, that I may be a fit Gueft at thy Son's Table! Have Mercy upon me, O Lord, and according to the Multitude of thy tender Mercies, blot out all my Tranfgreffions for thy Mercies fake, in Chrift Jefus, the Son of thy Love, whom thou haft fet forth to be the Propitiation for our Sins. Grant this, O merciful Father, for the Sake of my bleffed Saviour and-Redeemer. Amen. See Pfal. 6, 25, 32, 38.

A Prayer before Self-Examination.

Lord, thou that art the Searcher of all our Hearts, and a Difcerner of the ve ry Thoughts, and in whofe Sight all Things are naked and open, be pleafed to impart a Ray of thy Heavenly Light, to difcover all the Sins and Infirmities of my past Life, and whatsoever elfe thou knoweftwherein I have done amifs,that hence-forward no fecret Sin may lie undiscovered and corrupted in my Soul,that by examining my Life and Converfation by thy Law, the Rule and Measure of my Duty,I may D 2 under

understand the true State and Condition of my Soul, and from a juft Sense and Sight of all my Tranfgreffions, thro' the Affiftance of thy Grace and Heavenly Benediction, I may be enabled to reform my Life, and to turn my Feet unto thy Testimonies,fo faithfully to fearch and examine my own Conscience, that I may come holy and clean to that Heavenly Feaft, and be received as a worthy Partaker of that Holy Table which thou hast called me to: Grant this for thy Mercies fake in Chrift Jefus. Amen. See Pfal. 139. Brief Heads of Self-Examination upon each Commandment.

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Commandment I.

HO' I have not Atheistically denied the Being of a God, or wickedly renounced Him by Apoftacy,yet have I not loved, defired, and delighted in other things more than in God? Or,have I not feared Men,and ⚫ dreaded the Displeasure of the World, more than God? Or,haveI not trusted in Men, and relied upon the World more than upon God? Have I not defpaired of God's Mercy? Or,by prefuming too much upon it,encouraged my & felf in Sin? Have I not been unthank

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