Then shall the Priest turn to the Lord's Table, and say,

IT is very meet, right, and our bounden duty, that we should at all times, and in all places, give thanks unto thee, O Lord, (Holy Father.)

¶ Then shall be said or sung by the Priest and People,

THEREFORE with angels and archangels, and with all the company of heaven, we laud and magnify thy glorious name; evermore praising thee, and saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts, heaven and earth are full of thy glory glory be to thee, O Lord Most High. Amen.

Then shall the Priest, kneeling down at the Lord's Table, say, in the name of all those who shall receive the Communion, this prayer following:

We do not presume to come to this thy table,

O merciful Lord, trusting in our own righteousness, but in thy manifold and great mercies. We are not worthy so much as to gather up the crumbs under thy table. But thou art the same Lord, whose property is always to have mercy: grant us therefore, gracious Lord, so to eat and to drink these elements that our sinful bodies may be made clean, and our souls washed, and that we may evermore dwell in Jesus, and he in Amen.

us.

When the Priest, standing before the table, hath so ordered the bread and wine, that he may with the more readiness and decency break the bread before the people, and take the cup into his hands; he shall say the Prayer of Consecration, as followeth :

Prayer of Consecration.

ALL glory be to thee, most gracious and

heavenly Father, for that thou of thy tender mercy didst give thy Son Jesus Christ to suffer death upon the cross for our salvation; who made there (by his one oblation of himself once offered) a full, perfect, and sufficient sacrifice and oblation for the sins of the whole world; and did institute, and in his holy gospel command us to continue, a perpetual memory of that his precious death and sacrifice until his coming again: For in the night in which he was betrayed, (a) he took (a) Here the Priest is bread; and when he had to take the Paten into given thanks, (b) he brake it, and gave it to his disciples, saying, Take, eat, (c) this is my Body, which is given for you; do this in remembrance of me. Likewise, after supper, (d) he

his hands.

(b) And here to break the bread.

(c) And here to lay his hand upon all the bread.

(d) Here he is to take

took the cup; and when he the cup into his hand. had given thanks, he gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of this, for (e) this is my Blood, of the new testament, which is shed for you, and for many, for the remission of sins; do this as oft as ye shall drink it, in remembrance of me.

(e) And here he is to lay his hand upon every vessel, in which there is any wine to be consecrated.

WHEREFORE, O Lord and heavenly Father, according

The Oblation.

The Invocation.

to the institution of thy dearly beloved Son our Saviour Jesus Christ, we, thy humble servants, do celebrate and make here before thy divine majesty, with these thy holy gifts, which we now offer unto thee, the memorial thy Son hath commanded us to make; having in remembrance his blessed passion and precious death, his mighty resurrection and glorious ascension; rendering unto thee most hearty thanks, for the innumerable benefits procured unto us by the same. And we most humbly beseech thee, O merciful Father, to hear us; and, of thy almighty goodness, vouchsafe to bless and sanctify, with thy Word and Holy Spirit, these thy gifts and creatures of bread and wine; that we may receive them according to thy Son our Saviour Jesus Christ's holy institution, and in remembrance of his death and passion. And we earnestly 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 living sacrifice unto thee, humbly beseeching thee, that we, and all others who shall be partakers of this Holy Communion, may worthily receive thy Son Jesus Christ, may be filled with thy grace

and heavenly benediction, and that he may dwell in them, and they in him. And although we are 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 honor and glory be unto thee, O Father in heaven, world without end. Amen.

¶ Here shall be sung a Hymn, or part of a Hymn, from the Selection, &c.

T Then shall the Priest first receive the Communion in both kinds himself, and proceed to deliver the same to the Bishops, Priests, and Deacons, in like manner, (if any be present,) and, after that, to the People also in order, into their hands, all devoutly kneeling: and when he delivereth the Bread, he shall say,

THE Body of our Lord Jesus Christ, which

was given for thee, preserve thy body and soul unto everlasting life: Take and eat this in remembrance that Christ died for thee, and be thankful.

¶ And the Minister who delivereth the Cup, 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.

If the consecrated bread and wine be spent before all have communicated, the Priest is to consecrate more, according to the form before prescribed; beginning at All glory be

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to thee, and ending with these words, "in remembrance of his death and passion."

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 Minister say the Lord's Prayer, the People repeating after him every petition :

OUR Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven; Give us this day our daily bread; And forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who 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 shall be said as followeth :

OUR Father in heaven, who art now reconciled to all mankind, we most heartily thank thee that thou hast permitted us to receive these holy mysteries, and this spiritual union with thy Son our Saviour Jesus Christ; and dost assure us thereby of thy favor and goodness toward 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 precious 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 that holy fellowship, and