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at the altar, are partakers with the never turn thy face from any poor altar? Even so hath the Lord al-man; and then the face of the so ordained, that they who preach Lord shall not be turned away the Gospel, should live of the Gos- from thee. Tob. iv. 7.

pel. 1 Cor. ix. 13, 14.

Be merciful after thy power. If

He that soweth little, shall reap thou hast much, give plenteously. little; and he that soweth plente- If thou hast little, do thy diligence ously, shall reap plenteously. Let gladly to give of that little for every man do according as he is so gatherest thou thyself a good disposed in his heart, not grudging- reward, in the day of necessity. ly, or of necessity; for God loveth Tob. iv. 8, 9.

a cheerful giver. 2 Cor. ix. 6, 7.

He that hath pity upon the poor,

Let him that is taught in the lendeth unto the Lord: and look, word, minister unto him that what he layeth out, it shall be paid teacheth, in all good things. Be him again. Prov. xix. 17. not deceived, God is not mocked: For whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he reap. Gal. vi. 6, 7.

While we have time, let us do good unto all men and especially unto them that are of the household of faith. Gal. vi. 10.

Godliness is great riches, if a man be content with that he hath : For we brought nothing into this world, neither may we carry any thing out. 1 Tim. vi. 6, 7.

Blessed be the man that provideth for the sick and needy: the Lord shall deliver him in the time. of trouble. Psalm xli. 1.

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cons, Churchwardens, or other fit persons appointed for that purpose, shall receive the Alms for the Poor, and other Devotions of the People, in a decent Basin to be provided by the Parish for that purpose; and reverently bring it to the Priest, who shall humbly present and place it upon the Holy Table.

And the Priest shall then place upon the Table so much Bread and Wine, as he shall think sufficient. After which done, he shall say, Charge them who are rich in Let us pray for the whole state this world, that they be ready to of Christ's church militant. give, and glad to distribute; laying A God, who by thy holy AposALMIGHTY and everliving foundation against the time to tle, hast taught us to make prayers come, that they may attain eternal and supplications, and to give life. 1 Tim. vi. 17, 18, 19. thanks for all men: We humbly God is not unrighteous, that he beseech thee most mercifully [*to will forget your works, and labour accept our alms and oblations, that proceedeth of love; which and] to receive these our prayers, love ye have showed for his name's which we offer unto thy divine sake, who have ministered unto Majesty; beseeching thee to inthe saints, and yet do minister. spire continually the Universal Heb. vi. 10. Church with the spirit of truth, To do good and to distribute, unity, and concord: and grant that forget not; for with such sacri- all those who do confess thy holy fices God is well pleased. Heb. name may agree in the truth of thy holy word, and live in unity and Whoso hath this world's good, godly love. We beseech thee also, and seeth his brother have need, so to direct and dispose the hearts and shutteth up his compassion of all Christian rulers, that they from him, how dwelleth the love may truly and impartially admiof God in him? 1 John iii. 17. nister justice, to the punishment of Give alms of thy goods, and wickedness and vice, and to the *If there be no alms or oblations, then shall the words (to accept our alms and oblations,and) be left unsaid.

xiii. 16.

maintenance of thy true religion to die for us, but also to be our and virtue. Give grace, O hea- spiritual food and sustenance in venly Father, to all Bishops and that holy Sacrament. Which beother Ministers; that they may, ing so divine and comfortable a both by their life and doctrine, thing to them who receive it worset forth thy true and lively Word, thily, and so dangerous to those and rightly and duly administer who will presume to receive it unthy holy Sacraments. And to all worthily; my duty is to exhort you thy people give thy heavenly grace; in the mean season, to consider the and especially to this congregation dignity of that holy Mystery, and here present; that with meek the great peril of the unworthy reheart, and due reverence, they ceiving thereof; and so to search may hear, and receive thy holy and examine your own consciences, Word; truly serving thee in holi-(and that not lightly, and after the ness and righteousness all the days manner of dissemblers with God; of their life. And we most hum- but so) that ye may come holy and bly beseech thee, of thy goodness, clean to such a heavenly feast, in O Lord, to comfort and succour all the marriage-garment required by those who, in this transitory life, God in holy scripture; and be reare in trouble, sorrow, need, sick-ceived as worthy partakers of that ness, or any other adversity. And holy Table.

hortation following; or so much thereof as, in

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we also bless thy holy name, for The way and means thereto is, all thy servants departed this life First, to examine your lives and in thy faith and fear; beseeching conversations by the rule of God's thee to give us grace so to follow commandments; and wherein sotheir good examples, that with ever ye shall perceive yourselves to them we may be partakers of thy have offended, either by will, word, heavenly kingdom: Grant this, Ŏ or deed, there to bewail your own Father, for Jesus Christ's sake, sinfulness, and to confess yourour only Mediator and Advocate. selves to Almighty God, with full Amen. purpose of amendment of life. ¶ When the Minister giveth warning for the Cele- And if ye shall perceive your ofbration of the Holy Communion (which he shall always do upon the Sunday, or some Holy day, fences to be such as are not only immediately preceding) he shall read this Ex-against God, but also against your his discretion, he may think convenient. neighbours; then ye shall reconEARLY beloved, oncile yourselves unto them; being day next, I purpose, through ready to make restitution and saGod's assistance, to administer to tisfaction, according to the utterall such as shall be religiously and most of your powers, for all injudevoutly disposed, the most com-ries and wrongs done by you to fortable Sacrament of the Body and any other; and being likewise Blood of Christ; to be by them ready to forgive others who have received, in remembrance of his offended you, as ye would have meritorious Cross and Passion; forgiveness of your offences at whereby alone we obtain remis- God's hand: For otherwise the sion of our sins, and are made par-receiving of the Holy Communion takers of the kingdom of Heaven. doth nothing else but increase Wherefore it is our duty to render your condemnation. Therefore, if most humble and hearty thanks to any of you be a blasphemer of Almighty God, our heavenly Fa-God, an hinderer or slanderer of ther, for that he hath given his Son his Word, an adulterer, or be in qur Saviour Jesus Christ, not only malice or envy, or in any other

come to the Holy Communion, instead of the former, he shall use this Exhortation.

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grievous crime; repent ye of your fore God. If any man say, I am a sins, or else come not to that holy grievous sinner, and therefore am Table. afraid to come: wherefore then doye And because it is requisite that no not repent and amend? When God man should come to the Holy Com-calleth you, are ye not ashamed munion, but with a full trust in to say, ye will not come? When God's mercy, and with a quiet con- ye should return to God, will ye exscience; therefore, if there be any cuse yourselves, and say, ye are not of you, who by these means cannot ready? Consider earnestly with quiet his own conscience herein, yourselves, how little such feign but requireth further comfort or ed excuses will avail before God. counsel; let him come to me, or to Those who refused the feast in the some other Minister of God's word, Gospel, because they had bought and open his grief; that he may a farm, or would try their yokes of receive such Godly counsel and oxen, or because they were marriadvice, as may tend to the quiet-ed, were not so excused, but counting of his conscience, and the re-ed unworthy of the heavenly feast.. moving of all scruple and doubt- Wherefore, according to mine offulness. fice, I bid you in the name of God, ¶ Or, in case he shall see the People negligent to I call you in Christ's behalf, I exhort you, as ye love your own salvaEARLY beloved brethren, on tion, that ye will be partakers of I intend, by God's grace, this Holy Communion. And as the to celebrate the Lord's Supper; un- Son of God did vouchsafe to yield to which, in God's behalf, I bid you up his soul by death upon the cross, all who are here present; and be- for your salvation; so it is your seech you for the Lord Jesus duty to receive the Communion in Christ's sake, that ye will not refuse remembrance of the sacrifice of his to come thereto, being so loving-death, as he himself hath commandly called and bidden by God him-ed: Which if ye shall neglect to self. Ye know how grievous and do, consider with yourselves, how unkind a thing it is, when a man great is your ingratitude to God, hath prepared a rich feast, decked and how sore punishment hangeth his table with all kinds of provision, over your heads for the same, when so that there lacketh nothing but ye wilfully abstain from the Lord's the guests to sit down; and yet Table, and separate from your brethey who are called (without any thren who come to feed on the bancause) most unthankfully refuse to quet of that most heavenly food. come. Which of you in such a These things if ye earnestly concase would not be moved? Who sider, ye will by God's grace, return would not think a great injury and to a better mind; for the obtaining wrong done unto him? Where- whereof we shall not cease to make fore, most dearly beloved in Christ, our humble petitions unto Almightake ye good heed, lest ye, with- ty God, our heavenly Father. drawing yourselves from this holy At the time of the Celebration of the CommuSupper, provoke God's indignation against you. It is an easy

nion, the Priest shall say this Exhortation. EARLY beloved in the Lord,

ye who mind to come to the

matter for a man to say, I will not communicate, because I am other- Holy Communion of the Body and wise hindered with worldly busi-Blood of our Saviour Christ, must ness. But such excuses are not so consider how St. Paul exhorteth all easily accepted, and allowed be-persons diligently to try and ex

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amine themselves, before they pre-neighbours, and intend to lead a sume to eat of that Bread, and drink new life, following the commandof that Cup. For as the benefit is ments of God, and walking from great, if with a true penitent heart henceforth in his holy ways; draw and lively faith we receive that holy near with faith, and take this holy Sacrament; so is the danger great, Sacrament to your comfort; and if we receive the same unworthily. make your humble confession to Judge therefore yourselves, bre- Almighty God, devoutly kneeling. thren, that ye be not judged of the Then shall this general Confession be made, by the Priest and all those who are minded to receive Lord; repent ye truly for your sins the Holy Communion, humbly kneeling. past; have a lively and steadfast LMIGHTY God, Father of faith in Christ our Saviour; amend A our Lord Jesus Christ, Maker your lives, and be in perfect charity of all things, Judge of all men; we with all men: so shall ye be meet acknowledge and bewail our manipartakers of those holy Mysteries. fold sins and wickedness, which we And above all things, ye must give from time to time most grievously most humble and hearty thanks to have committed, by thought, word, God the Father, the Son, and the and deed, against thy divine MaHoly Ghost, for the redemption of jesty; provoking most justly thy the world by the death and passion wrath and indignation against us. of our Saviour Christ, both God We do earnestly repent, and are and man; who did humble himself, heartily sorry for these our misdoeven to the death upon the cross, ings; the remembrance of them for us miserable sinners, who lay in is grievous unto us; the burthen of darkness and the shadow of death; them is intolerable. Have mercy that he might make us the children upon us, have mercy upon us, most of God, and exalt us to everlasting merciful Father; for thy Son our life. And to the end that we should Lord Jesus Christ's sake, forgive always remember the exceeding us all that is past; and grant, that great love of our Master and only we may ever hereafter serve and Saviour Jesus Christ, thus dying please thee in newness of life, to for us, and the innumerable benefits the honour and glory of thy name, which by his precious blood-shed- through Jesus Christ our Lord. ding he hath obtained for us, he Amen. hath instituted and ordained holy Then shall the Priest (the Bishop, if he be preand for a continual remembrance A venly Father, who of his great Mysteries, as pledges of his love, sent) stand up, and turning to the People, say, LMIGHTY God, our heaof his death, to our great and endless comfort. To him, therefore, of sins to all those who with hearty mercy hath promised forgiveness with the Father, and the Holy repentance and true faith turn unto Ghost, let us give (as we are most him, have mercy upon you; parbounden) continual thanks; sub-don and deliver you from all your mitting ourselves wholly to his ho-sins; confirm and strengthen you ly will and pleasure, and studying in all goodness; and bring you to serve him in true holiness and to everlasting life, through Jesus righteousness, all the days of our Christ our Lord. Amen.

life. Amen.

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¶ Then shall the Priest say,

Then shall the Priest say to those who come to Hear what comfortable words

receive the Holy Communion,

our Saviour Christ saith unto all

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and I will refresh you. St. Matt. was made very man, of the subxi. 28. stance of the Virgin Mary his MoSo God loved the world, that he ther; and that without spot of sin, gave his only begotten Son, to the to make us clean from all sin: end that all that believe in him Therefore with Angels, &c. should not perish, but have ever- Upon Easter Day, and seven Days after. lasting life. St. John iii. 16.

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UT chiefly are we bound to Hear also what St. Paul saith. praise thee for the glorious This is a true saying, and worthy resurrection of thy Son Jesus Christ of all men to be received, that Christ our Lord: For he is the very PasJesus caine into the world to save chal Lamb, which was offered for sinners. 1 Tim. i. 15. us, and hath taken away the sin of Hear also what St. John saith. the world; who by his death hath If any man sin, we have an Ad- destroyed death, and, by his rising vocate with the Father, Jesus to life again, hath restored to us Christ the righteous; and he is the everlasting life: Therefore with propitiation for our sins. 1 John ii. Angels, &c.

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After which the Priest shall proceed, saying,
Lift up your hearts.

the Lord.

Priest. Let us give thanks unto our Lord God.

Upon Ascension Day, and seven Days after. HROUGH thy most dearly beloved Son Jesus Christ ou

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Answer. We lift them up unto Lord; who, after his most glorious resurrection, manifestly appeared to all his Apostles, and in their sight ascended up into heaven, to prepare a place for us; that where he is, thither we might also ascend, and reign with him in gloTherefore with Angels, &c.

Answer. It is meet and right so to do.

¶ Then shall the Priest turn to the Lord's Table,

and say,

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IT T is very meet, right, and our
bounden duty, that we should
at all times, and in all places, give
thanks unto thee, O Lord, [* Holy most
Father,]Almighty,everlasting God.

Jesus our

Upon Whitsunday, and six Days after.
Lord, according to whose
HROUGH Christ
true promise, the Holy Ghost

¶ Here shall follow the proper Preface, according came down as at this time from to the time, if there be any specially appointed; heaven, with a sudden great sound, or else immediately shall be said or sung by the as it had been a mighty wind in Priest and People, HEREFORE with Angels the likeness of fiery tongues, lightthe company of heaven, we laud them, and to lead them to all truth; and magnify thy glorious name; giving them both the gift of divers evermore praising thee, and say-languages, and also boldness with ing, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of fervent zeal, constantly to preach Hosts, heaven and earth are full the gospel unto all nations; whereof thy glory: Glory be to thee, O by we have been brought out of Lord Most High. Amen.

↑ PROPER PREFACES. Upon Christmas Day, and seven Days after. ECAUSE thou didst give Jesus Christ, thine only Son, to be born as at this time for us; who,

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darkness and error, into the clear light and true knowledge of thee, and of thy Son Jesus Christ: Therefore with Angels, &c.

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¶ Upon the Feast of Trinity only, may be said, WHO art one God, one Lord; not one only person, but three by the operation of the Holy Ghost, persons in one substance: For that

* These words [Holy Father) must be omitted on Trinity Sunday.

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