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HEREFORE, O Lord and

heavenly Father, according to the institution of thy dearly beloved Son our Saviour Jefus Christ, we, thy humble fervants, do celebrate and make here before thy divine Majefty, with these thy holy gifts, which we now offer unto

the cross for our redemption; The Oblation.
who made there (by his one
oblation of himself once of
fered) a full, perfect, and suf-
ficient facrifice, oblation, and
fatisfaction, for the fins of the
whole world; and did infti-
tute, and in his holy gospel
command us to continue a
perpetual memory of that his
precious death and facrifice thee, the memorial thy Son
until his coming again: For hath commanded us to make;
in the night in which he having in remembrance his
(a) Here the was betrayed (a) blessed paffion and precious
Priest is to take he took bread; death, his mighty refurrec-
and when he had tion and glorious ascension;
given thanks, (b) rendering unto thee most
(b) And here to
break the Bread, he brake it, and hearty thanks, for the innu-
gave it to his merable benefits procured un-

the Paten into
his hands.

disciples, saying,

to us by the fame.

(c) And here Take, eat, (c) The Invocation. And wemost humto toy hus hands This is my Body,

upon all the
Bread.

bly beseech thee, O

which is given merciful Father, to hear us; for you; Do this and, of thy almighty goodin remembrance ness, vouchsafe to bless and of me. Likewise sanctify, with thy Word and (d) Here he after fupper (d) Holy Spirit, these thy gifts he took the cup; and creatures of bread and and when he had wine; that we, receiving them given thanks, he according to thy Scn our Sagave it to them, viour Jesus Christ's holy infti

is take the cup
into his hand.

hund upon every

there is any
Wine to be con-
secra.ed.

faying, Drink ye tution, in remembrance of

(e) And here all of this; for (e) his Death and Paffion, may he is to lay his This is my Blood, be partakers of his most bleffVessel, in which of the New Tef- ed Body and Blood. And we tament, which is earnestly defire thy fatherly shed for you, and goodness, mercifully to accept for many, for the this our facrifice of praise and remiffion of fins: Do this as thanksgiving; most humbly oft as ye shall drink it, in beseeching thee to grant, that

remembrance of me.

by the merits and death of

thy

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thy Son Jefus Chrift, and through faith in his blood, we, and all thy whole Church, obtain remiffion of our may fins, and all other benefits of his paffion. And here we offer and prefent unto thee, O Lord, ourselves, our fouls, and bodies, to be a reasonable, holy, and living facrifice unto thee; humbly befeeching thee, that we, and all others who

fhall be partakers of this holy Communion, may worthily receive the most precious Body and Blood of thy Son Jefus Chrift, be filled with thy grace and heavenly benediction, and made one body with him, that he may dwell in them, and they in him. And although we are unworthy, through our manifold fins, to offer unto thee any facrifice;

yet we beseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and fervice, not weighing our merits, but pardoning our of fences; through Jefus Chrift our Lord; by whom, and with whom, in the unity of the Holy Ghoft, all honour and glory be unto thee, O Father Almighty, world without end. Amen.

¶Here fhall be fung a Hymn, or
Part of a Hymn, from the
Selection for the Feasts and
Fafts, &c.

Then shall the Priest first receive the Communion in both kinds himself, and proceed to deliver the fame to the Bishops, Priefs, and Deacons, in like manner (if any be prefent) and, after that, to the People alfo in order, into their hands, all devoutly kneeling: And when he delivereth the Bread, be fhall fay,

HE body of our Lord
Jefus Chrift, which was
TH
given for thee, preferve thy
body and foul unto everlast-
ing life: Take and eat this in
remembrance that Chrift died
for thee, and feed on him in
thy heart by faith, with
thanksgiving.

And the Minister who deliver-
eth the Cup, fhall fay,
HE blood of our Lord

TH Jefus Chrift, which was
thed for thee, preferve thy body
and foul unto everlasting life:
Drink this in remembrance
that Chrift's Blood was fhed
for thee and be thankful.

¶ If the confecrated Bread and

Wine be spent before all have communicated, the Prieft is to confecrate more, according to the Form before prefcribed; beginning at All glory be to Thee, Almighty God-and ending with these wordsPartakers of his moft bleffed Body and Blood.

When

When all bave communicated, and that we are very members The Minifter fhall return to the incorporate in the myftical boLord's Table, and reverently dy of thy fon, which is the blefplace upon it what remaineth fed company ofall faithfulpeoof the confecrated Elements, ple; and are alfo heirs through covering the fame with a fair hope of thy everlasting kingLinen Cloth. dom, by the merits of the moft precious death and paffion of thy dear Son. And we moft humbly befeech thee, O heavenly Father, fo to affist us with thy grace, that we may continue in that holy fellowfhip, and do all fuch good works as thou haft prepared for us to walk in, through Jefus Chrift our Lord; to whom, with thee and the Holy Ghoft, be all honour and glory, world without end. Amen.

¶Then fball the Minifter fay the Lord's Prayer, the People repeating after him every pe

tition.

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UR 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 trefpaffes, as we forgive thofe who trefpafs 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.

Collects that may be faid after
the Collects of Morning or
Evening Prayer, or Commu-
nion, at the difcretion of the
Minifter.

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LMIGHTY God, the fountain of all wisdom, who knoweft our neceffities before we afk, and our ignorance SSIST us mercifully, O in afking; we beseech thee to Lord, in these our have compaffion upon our infupplications and prayers; firmities; and thofe things and difpofe the way of thy which for our unworthinels fervants towards the attain- we dare not, and for our blind

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.nefs

nefs we cannot afk, vouchfafe have now made our prayers

to give us, for the worthinefs of thy Son Jefus Chrift our Lord. Amen.

and fupplications unto thee; and grant, that thofe things which we have faithfully asked according to thy will, may effectually be obtained; to the relief of our neceflity, and to the fetting forth of thy gloTy, through Jefus Chrift our

Lord. Amen.

Upon the Sundays and other Holy-days (if there be no Sermon or Communion) fhall be faid all that is appointed at the Communion, unto the end of the Gospel, concluding with the Bleffing. And if any of the confecrated Bread and Wine remain after the Communion, it fhall not be carried out of the Church; but the Minifter and other Communicants fhall, immediately after the Bleffing, reverently eat and drink the fame.

THE MINISTRATION OF

PUBLIC BAPTISM OF INFANTS,

To be used in the Church.

The People are to be admonished, that it is most convenient that Baptifm Jhould not be administered but upon Sundays and other Holy-days, or Prayer Days. Nevertheless (if neceffity fo require) Baptifm may be adminiftered upon any other day.

¶There fhall be for every Male Child to be baptized, when they can be bad, two Godfathers and one Godmother; and for every Female, one Godfather and two Godmothers; and Parents fhall be admitted as Sponfors, if it be defired.

When there are Children to be baptized, the Parents or Spon"fors fhall give knowledge thereof, before the beginning of Morning Prayer, to the Minifter. And then the Godfathers and Godmothers, and the People with the Children, must be ready

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