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thee; for thou hast the justest claim to me, since the blessed Jesus hath purchased me at the price of his own blood.

Grant, O Lord, that I may constantly endeavour to make some proficiency in all the virtues of a Christian life; because the blessed Jesus has obtained for me, by the merits of his sufferings, the grace and assistance of thy Holy Spirit, to work in me both to will and to do of thy good pleasure.

Make me ready to be reconciled to all those that have offended me; because when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son.

Let me embrace all my poor brethren with sincere love and charity, and contribute all I can to the relief of Christ's distressed members; because he thought not his life too dear, nor his blood too precious, to redeem me from a state of bondage and slavery.

Strengthen me, O Lord, in such a manner, by this spiritual food, that I may successfully encounter all the attacks of my spiritual enemies.

Suppress in me the spirit of pride and vainglory, of envy and detraction, of uncleanness and intemperance, and of all distrust and diffidence of thy mercy.

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Let me not only receive the outward and visible sign, but the inward and spiritual grace, the body and blood of thy Son Jesus Christ; that so all carnal affections may die in me, and that all things belonging to the Spirit may live and grow in me; that I may have power and strength to have victory, and to triumph against the world, the flesh, and the devil; and also may be endued with all such heavenly virtues which are pleasing to thee, and which thou wilt eternally reward for the merit of thy Son's death; to whom with the Father, and the Holy Ghost, be all honour and glory, world without end. Amen.

A Prayer just before receiving the Consecrated

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After the Bread.

O THOU Who Vouchsafest to be our food, nourish my soul to life eternal.

Let me feed on thee by a true and lively faith; and give me such a relish of this divine. food, that I may never more be delighted with the vain and sinful pleasures of this world.

O merciful Jesus! create in me a mighty hunger after righteousness; and let this divine food instil into my weak and languishing soul new supplies of grace, new life, new love, new vigour, and new resolutions; that I may never again faint, or droop, or tire in my duty.

Before the Cup.

GRANT, O merciful God, that this cup which I am now about to receive, may be unto me a cup of blessing. Sprinkle me with the blood of the ever-blessed Jesus; that my soul being cleansed from all corruptions, it may ever be precious in thy sight, O Lord, my strength and my Redeemer.

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After both.

BLESSED be the name of the Lord! I have
done as thou hast commanded me; O let me
find the great benefits of this thy divine in-
stitution; 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 re-
ligious 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 enjoy-
ment of thee. Arnen.

A Prayer as soon as we are retired from the
Lord's Table.

BLESSING and honour, glory and power, be
unto him that sitteth on the throne, and to 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.

That thou hast vouchsafed to feed me with

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