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them, who in this transitory life are in trouble, sorrow, need, sickness, or any other adversity; (* especially those for whom our prayers are desired.) And here we do give unto said, when any desire the praythee most high praise and hearty thanks ers of the Confor the wonderful grace and virtue de- gregation.

clared in all thy saints, from the beginning of the world and particularly in the glorious and everblessed Virgin Mary, mother of thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord and God; and in the holy Patriarchs, Prophets, Apostles, Martyrs, and Confessors: whose examples, O Lord, and stedfastness in thy faith, and keeping thy holy commandments, grant us to follow. We commend unto thy mercy, O Lord, all thy servants, who are departed hence from us with the sign of faith, and now do rest in the sleep of peace: grant unto them, we beseech thee, thy mercy and everlasting peace; and that at the day of the general resurrection, we, and all they who are of the mystical body of thy Son, may all together be set on his right hand, and hear that his most joyful voice, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. Grant this, O Father, for Jesus Christ's sake, our only Mediator and Advocate. Amen.

¶ Then the Priest shall say the Lord's Prayer, the People repeating after him every petition.

OUR Father, &c. For thine, &c. Amen.

Then shall the Priest turn to the People, and say:

The peace of the Lord be always with you.
Answer. And with thy spirit.

Priest.

CHRIST, Our Paschal Lamb, is offered up for us, once for all, when he bare our sins in his body upon the cross. For he is the very Lamb of God, that taketh away the sins of the world. Wherefore let us keep a joyful and holy feast unto the Lord.

Then the Priest shall say to all those that come to receive the Holy Communion:

YE that do truly and earnestly repent you of your sins, and are in love and charity with your neighbours, and intend to lead a new life, following the commandments of God, and walking from henceforth in his holy ways; draw near with faith, and take this holy Sacrament to your comfort, and make your humble confession to Almighty God, meekly kneeling upon your knees.

¶Then shall this General Confession be made by the Priest and People, both he and they kneeling humbly upon their knees with their faces towards the Altar, and saying : ALMIGHTY God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Maker of all things, Judge of all men: We acknowledge and bewail our manifold sins and wickedness, Which we from time to time most grievously have committed, By thought, word, and deed, Against thy Divine Majesty, Provoking most justly thy wrath and indignation against us. We do earnestly repent, and are heartily sorry for these our misdoings: The remembrance of them is grievous unto us; The burden of them is intolerable. Have mercy upon us, have mercy upon us, most merciful Father: For thy Son our Lord Jesus Christ's sake, forgive us all that is past; And grant that we may ever hereafter serve and please thee in newness of life, To the honor and glory of thy Name, Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Then shall the Priest (or the Bishop, being present) stand up, and, turning himself to the People, pronounce this Absolution. ALMIGHTY God, our heavenly Father, who of his great mercy hath promised forgiveness of sins to all them that with hearty repentance and true faith turn unto him: Have mercy upon you, pardon and

deliver you from all your sins, confirm and strengthen you in all goodness, and bring you to everlasting life, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

¶Then shall the Priest also say:

Hear what comfortable words our Saviour Christ saith unto all that truly turn to him:

Come unto me, all that travail and are heavyladen, and I will refresh you. S. Matth. xi. 28.

So God loved the world, that he gave his onlybegotten Son, to the end that all that believe in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. S. John iii. 16.

Hear also what St. Paul saith:

This is a true saying, and worthy of all men to be received, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. 1 Tim. i. 15.

Hear also what St. John saith:

If any man sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous, and he is the propitiation for our sins. 1 S. John ii. 1, 2.

¶ Then the Priest shall say to the People,

Let us pray.

Then shall the Priest, turning him to the Altar, kneel down,

and say, in the name of all them that shall receive the Communion, this Prayer following.

We do not presume to come to this thy table, O merciful Lord, trusting in our own righteousness, but in thy manifold and great mercies. We are not worthy so much as to gather up the crumbs under thy table. But thou art the same Lord, whose property is always to have mercy. Grant us therefore, gracious Lord, so to eat the flesh of thy dear Son Jesus Christ, and to drink his blood, that our sinful bodies may be made clean by his body, and our souls washed through his most precious blood, and that we may evermore dwell in him, and he in us. Amen.

¶Then shall the Bishop, (if he be present,) or else the Priest that

officiateth, kneel down, and receive the Communion in both kinds himself, and then proceed to deliver the same to other Bishops, Priests, and Deacons, in like manner, if any be there present ; and, after that, to the People also in order, into their hands, all meekly kneeling.

¶And when he delivereth the Sacrament of the Body of Christ to any one, he shall say,

THE Body of our Lord Jesus Christ, which was given for thee, preserve thy body and soul unto everlasting life.