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der' how St. Paul exhorteth all-persons' diligently to try and exámine-themselves' before they presume' to eat of that Bread and drink of that Cup. For as the benefit-is-great, if' with a true penitent heart and lively faith'-we-receive-that Holy-Sacrament; (for then, we spiritually' eat the flésh-of-Christ and drink his

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blood; then we dwéll-in-Christ, and Chríst

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in ùs; we are one-with-Christ, and Christ with

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ús ;) só' is the danger-great, if we receive-thesame unworthily. For then-we are guilty of the body and blood of Christ our Saviour; we eat and drink our own damnation, not consi

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dering the Lord's body; we kindle God's

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wrath-against-us: we provoke him to plague us' with divers diseases, and súndry-kinds of death.

Júdge therefore yourselves,-Brethren, that ye bé-not-judged of the Lòrd: repènt ye trúly'

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your síns pàst; have a lively and steadfast

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faith' in Christ our Saviour; amènd your lives,

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and be in pèrfect charity will àll-men: sò shall ye bé' meét-partakers of those Hóly My'steries. -And abòve áll-things, ye must give móst

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hùmble and hearty thanks' to God the Father,

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the Son, and the Holy Ghost, for the redémption-of-the-world, by the death and passion of

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our Saviour Chríst, both Gód and Màn; who did húmble-himself, even to the death upon the cróss, for ús' miserable sínners, who lay in darkness and the shadow of death,, that he

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might make us the children of Gód, and exáltus to everlasting life.-And to the énd' that we should always-remember' the exceeding great lóve of our Máster and only Sáviour' Jesus

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Christ' thus dying-for-us, and the innumerable bénefits, which' by his précious bloodshedding' he hath obtained to us'-HE" hath instituted and ordained' hōly my'steries, as pledges of his love, and for a continual remembrance of his death, to our great and endless còmfort.

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To Him therefore, with the Father and the Holy Ghost, let us give (as we are mòst bóunden) contínual thànks; submítting-ourselves whòlly' to hís hóly will and pleasure, and

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stúdying to serve him' in true holiness and righteousness' áll the days of our life.

THE INVITATION.

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Yé' that do trúly and earnestly repént-you of

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your sins, and are in love and charity with

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your neighbours, and inténd to lead a new-life, following the commandments of God, and walking from henceforth' in his hòly wáys ; draw near with faíth, and take this Holy Sacrament to your comfort; and make' your humble confession-to-Almighty-God, meekly kneeling

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A GENERAL CONFESSION.

Almighty God, Fúther of our Lord Jésus

CONFESSION] In the delivery of many parts of the General Confession, the voice may, with great propriety, adopt somewhat of a monotone, according to Rule 20.

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Christ, Maker of áll-things, Judge of áll-men -we acknowledge and bewáil' our mánifold síns and wickedness, which wé' from tíme to tíme' most grievously have committed, by thought' word' and deed, against thy Divíne Májesty; provóking móst jústly thy wráth and indignation-against-us. We do earnestly repént, and are heartily sorry for thése our mìs

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doings; the remembrance-of-them is grievousunto-us; the burden of them' is intòlerable.Have mercy-upon-us; have mércy-upon-us, most mērciful Fáther; for thy Són, our Lord Jesus

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Christ's-sake, forgive-us all that is pást; and gránt' that we may éver hereafter, serve and pléase-thee, in néwness-of-life, to the honour and glòry' of thy' náme—through Jesus Christ' our Lord.

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Judge of all men] Men' are included under the term 'things,' in the expression Maker of all things;' therefore no contradistinction between 'men' and 'things' can be intended; consequently there appears no sufficient reason for adopting the following mode of reading, which is sometimes heard: Maker of all things, Judge of àll mén.'] .

THE ABSOLUTION.

Almighty God, our heavenly Father, whớ of his great mércy' hath promised forgiveness of síns to all thém' that with heàrty repentance and trúe faith' túrn-unto-him-have MERCYupon-you: pārdon and déliver-you' from áll

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your sins; confírm and strengthen-you in all

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goodness; and bring-you to everlasting life -through Jesus Christ our Lord.

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THE ABSOLUTION] Dignity, solemnity, and an affectionate earnestness of manner, should characterise the delivery of the Absolution. A suitable change is required in pronouncing the subsequent comfortable words.'

THE CONSOLATORY SENTENCES.

Hear what comfortable-words' our Saviour Christ sáith' unto áll that trúly tùrn-to-him. Come unto mé, àll yé that travail' and are heavy láden,, and I' will refrèsh-you.

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only-begotten Son, to the énd' that áll that believe in Him' should-not p'erish, but have everlásting life.