Your faith being built upon the promises of God in Jesus Christ, and all his promises being on condition that we live as become Christians; will you seriously purpose to do so?

And will you remember, not to presume on God's mercy, or expect that he will communicate his grace, either in the Sacrament or in any other way, while you continue under the power of a sinful life?

An Examination concerning a Thankful Remem brance of Christ's Death.

Do you desire to have a thankful remembrance of Christ's death?

Consider then what he has done for you and all mankind, to recover us from a state of sin and misery.

We were all enemies to God by wicked works, Jesus Christ undertook to restore us again to God's favour. God therefore laid on him the iniquities of us all for the sake of his death, God was pleased to overlook the untowardliness of our nature, to forgive us our sins, to look upon us as his children, to give us all the grace and assistance we shall want; and if we behave ourselves like his children in this state of trial, he will for Christ's sake, pardon our sins, and make us happy to all eternity when we die.

You see what reason we have to remember his death with thankful hearts.

Will you therefore keep these things in your heart, and shew your thankfulness for them, by living like one who has been redeemed from death and from damnation ?

And will you be sure to remember this: That Jesus Christ did indeed die to redeem us from death? but that he must first redeem us from this sinful world, from our vain conversation, and from all iniquity; that is, he must make us holy that we may be happy, for "without holiness no man can see the Lord."

An Examination concerning Charity with all Men.

OUR Lord Jesus Christ, having by his death, restored all mankind to the favour of God, he only expects this of us: that we should love one another as he loved us.

To this end, he hath appointed, that in this Sacrament, we should all, as members of one family, of which he is the Master, as members of one body, of which he is the Head, that we should all eat of one bread in remembrance of his death, and in token of that strict union which there ought to be amongst all Christians.

Will you then walk in love as Christ hath loved us, and given himself for us?

Will you consider whether you have given any just occasion of offence, or injured any body; so as that you ought to ask their pardon, and make them restitution or amends?

And that no worldly shame may hinder you from doing so, you shall hear the very direction of Christ himself:

Mat. v. 23, 24. If thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee; leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.

Will you therefore desire forgiveness of all such as you have offended?

And do you forgive all that have offended you? Can you heartily pray for every body; and will you do so?

Will you (as the Apostle directs) love, not in word only, but in deed and in truth; that is, doing good, as well as giving good words, and making fair promises and professions?

You will see every day among Christians some naked, some hungry, some in affliction, some wanting comfort, others instruction: Will you, for Christ's sake, be kind to them, according to their wants and your power to help them?

If so, Then go with faith, and take the Holy Sacrament to your comfort.-And the peace of God which passeth all understanding, keep your

heart and mind in the knowledge and love of God, and of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, and the blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, be with you, and remain with you always.

No. III.

Prayers to be used in Preparation for the Sacrament, from Bishop Wilson.

A Prayer for retaining a grateful Remembrance of what Christ has done for us in the Divine Instition of the Lord's Supper.

O JESUS! who hast loved us, and washed us from our sins, and redeemed us by thy blood, and didst ordain this Sacrament, as a grateful remembrance of what thou hast done and suffered for us, make me truly sensible of thy love, and of our sad condition, which required so great a sacrifice!

May I always receive this pledge of thy love, the offers of mercy, pardon, and grace, tendered to us in this holy ordinance, with a thankful heart, and in remembrance of Thee, our great and best benefactor; in remembrance of thy holy example,

of thy heavenly doctrine, of thy laborious life, of thy bitter passion and death, of thy glorious resurrection, of thy ascension into Heaven, and of thy coming again to judge the world.

And may I never forget the obligation thou hast laid upon us, to live as becomes thy disciples ; and to forsake every course of life contrary to thy gospel: Cease not, O Lord to love us; and by thy grace vouchsafed in this ordinance, cause us to love Thee with all our hearts. Amen.

A Prayer for Repentance.

BLESSED be God, who by his grace, and by the voice of his church, hath called me to repentance! Grant, O thou Searcher of Hearts, that I may know, and confess, and forsake the sins I have fallen into. Give me that true repentance, to which thou hast promised mercy and pardon, that I may amend where I have done amiss, and that iniquity may not be my ruin. And, O blessed advocate! who ever livest to make intercession for us, let thy blood and merits plead for me, and by thy mighty intercession procure for me the pardon of my past offences! That thou may'st say unto me in this holy Sacrament, as thou didst unto the penitent in the Gospel, "Thy sins are forgiven thee! Amen.