Instructions

FOR THE

BETTER UNDERSTANDING

OF

The Lord's Supper.

SHORT AND PLAIN INSTRUCTIONS

FOR THE

BETTER UNDERSTANDING

OF

The Lord's Supper,

WITH THE

NECESSARY PREPARATION REQUIRED.

TO WHICH IS ANNEXED

The Office of the Holy Communion,

WITH PROPER HELPS AND DIRECTIONS.

ALSO

Short Morning and Evening Prayers,

FOR FAMILIES AND PERSONS IN PRIVATE.

BY

THOMAS WILSON, D.D.,
Sometime Lord Bishop of Sodor and Man.

LONDON:
SUTTABY AND CO.,

Amen Corner, St. Paul's.

MDCCCLXXXIII.

138. 1. 757.

LIBRARY

ODLEIAN

23 AUG 83

OXFORD

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SECTION I.

A short Introduction to the true Understanding of

the Lord's Supper

A Prayer of Thankfulness for God's sending

His own Son to redeem mankind

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SECTION II.

The End and Institution of the Lord's Supper

A Prayer for retaining a grateful remembrance

of what Christ has done for us in this Divine

Institution

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SECTION III.

How a Christian ought to prepare himself for this

Sacrament
The first head of self-examination concerning our

Repentance

A Prayer for Repentance

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Section IV.

Concerning our purposes of leading a new or a

Christian Life

A Prayer for the grace of loving God with all

our heart, &c.

Section V.

Concerning our Duty to our neighbour and ourself

The Prayer on that occasion

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