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A Form of Administration of the Holy Sacrament of Baptism
The Devotions and proper Offices for Women
The Offices or Forms of Prayer and Devotion for the Miserable and
Afflicted
A Form of Devotion; to be used and said in the Days of Sorrow and
Affliction of a Family, or of Private Persons
A Form of Prayer or Thanksgiving
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THE WORTHY COMMUNICANT ;
Or, a Discourse of the Nature, Effects, and Blessings, consequent
to the worthy receiving of the Lord's Supper; and of all the Duties
required in order to a worthy Preparation : together with the Cases
of Conscience occurring in the Duty of him that ministers and of
him that communicates; as also Devotions fitted to every part of
the Ministration
The Introduction
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CHAP. I.
OF THE NATURE, EXCELLENCIES, USES, AND INTENTION OF
THE HOLY SAO MENT THE LORD'S SUPPER.
SECTION I.
Of the several Apprehensions of Men concerning it
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SECTION II.
What it is, which we receive in the Holy Sacrament
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SECTION III.
That in the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper there are represented
and exhibited many great Blessings, upon the special Account of
that sacred Ministry, proved in general
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SECTION IV.
The Blessings and Graces of the Holy Sacrament enumerated and
proved particularly
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CHAP. II.
OF OUR GENERAL PREPARATION TO THE WORTHY RECEPTION OF THE
BLESSED SACRAMENT, AND THE PARTICIPATION OF THE MYSTERIES.
Of Examination of ourselves in order to the Holy Communion .... 457
Of the Examination of our Desires
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Of our Examination concerning remanent Affections to Sin
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Of Examination of ourselves in the matter of our Prayers, in order to
a holy Communion
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SECTION V.
Of preparatory Examination of ourselves in some other Instances.. 486
SECTION VI.
Devotions to be used upon the Days of our Examination, relative to
that Duty
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CHAP. III.
OF FAITH, AS IT IS A NECESSARY DISPOSITION TO THE
BLESSED SACRAMENT.
Whether Innocents, Fools, and Madmen, may be admitted to the Holy
Communion
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Of actual Faith, as it is a necessary Disposition to the Sacrament .. . 510
Of the proper and specific Work of Faith in the Reception of the lioly
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Meditations and Devotions relative to this preparatory Grace; to be
used in the Days of Preparation, or at any Time of Spiritual Com-
munion
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CHAP. IV.
OF CHARITY, PREPARATORY TO THE BLESSED SACRAMENT.
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Operations of Charity, relative to the Holy Communion
Of doing Good to our Neighbours
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Of speaking Good of our Neighbours
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Forgiveness of Injuries a necessary Part of Preparation to the Holy
Sacrament.
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Devotions relative to this Grace of Charity: to be used, by way of Exer-
cise and Preparation to the Divine Mysteries, in any Time or Part
of our Life; but especially before and at the Communion
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CHAP. V.
OF REPENTANCE, PREPARATORY TO THE BLESSED SACRAMENT.
Remarks on the Necessity of Repentance in general
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'The Necessity of Repentance in order to the Holy Sacrament.
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What Actions of Repentance are specially required in our Prepara-
tions to the Holy Sacrament
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How far we must have proceeded in our general Repentance, and
Emendation of our Lives, before we communicate...
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What Significations of Repentance are to be accepted by the Church
in Admission of Penitents to the Communion
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Whether may every Minister of the Church and Curate of Souls reject
impenitent Persons, or any Criminals from the Holy Sacrament,
until themselves be satisfied of their Repentance and Amends...
SECTION VII.
Penitential Soliloquies, Ejaculations, Exercises, and preparatory
Prayers, to be used in all the Days of Preparation to the Holy
Sacrament..
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CHAP. VI.
OF OUR ACTUAL AND ORNAMENTAL PREPARATION TO THE
RECEPTION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT.
An Inquiry whether we are habitually prepared, is the proper Pre-
paration for the Holy Communion
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Rules for Examination of our Consciences against the Day of our
Communion ..
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Of an actual Supply to be made of such Actions and Degrees of
Good, as are wanting against a Communion Day......
Devotions to be used upon the Morning of the Communion.....
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CHAP, VII.
OF OUR COMPORTMENT IN AND AFTER OUR RECEIVING THE
Of the Circumstances and Manner of Reception of the Divine
Mysteries
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Acts of Virtues and Graces relative to the Mystery, to be used before
or at the Celebration of the Divine Sacrament...
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An Advice concerning him who only communicates spiritually.... 688
Prayer before Sermon...
Prayer after Sermon..
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