A Prayer to be used before receiving the Holy Communion Page. Against Melancholy and Dejection of Spirit For a Person troubled in Mind or Spirit DIALOGUE 1. THE SELF-DECEIVER MADE ACQUAINTED WITH HIMSELF; in a Dialogue between a Minister and his Parishioner. Minister. WHEN I saw you last, my friend and neighbour, I told you that love and duty oblige me, besides my public preaching, to watch over my flock, and to instruct them, separately, as far as I am able. We cannot, you know, speak so familiarly in a common sermon, as in private conference; and therefore I entreated you to allow me, now and then, to have a little sober talk with you, when all other matters might for a time be laid aside; and I am now come to claim your promise to give me a patient hearing. Parishioner. You are welcome, Sir; though, being ignorant and unlearned, I am loth to talk with such a man as you about matters of religion, which I do not well understand; but because you desired it, I could not refuse you. M. You shall see that I come not to dispute with you, nor to propose to you any needless questions, but merely to help you so to live that you may inherit everlasting life. P. I have sense enough to know that Christ's ministers must suit their instructions to their hearers. But to tell you the truth, Sir, there are |