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3. That this He has done, in the mystical body of His Son, who is Christ our Lord; i. e. the company of these elect forms that mystical body, the Church, of which Christ is the head. Eph. i. 22, 23; ii. 16-22; v. 30-32; Col. i. 18.

The Petition, in consequence, is:

"Grant us grace so to follow thy blessed Saints in all virtuous and godly living, that we may come to those unspeakable joys, which thou hast prepared for them that unfeignedly love thee;"

Here the following points are involved:

1. That God has prepared certain unspeakable joys. 1 Cor. ii. 9; Ps. xvi. 11; Matt. xxv. 34. 2. That these He has prepared for those who love Him unfeignedly. Rom. xii. 9; 1 John, iii. 18; 1 Cor. xvi. 22; Eph. vi. 24.

3. That if we would come to those joys we must follow His blessed saints, who are partakers thereof. Heb. vi. 11, 12; 1 Cor. xi. 1; 2 Pet. i. 10.

4. That the way in which we are to follow them is in all virtuous and godly living. Heb. xiii. 7, 8; Phil. iii. 16-21; 2 Pet. iii. 11-14; Acts, ii. 42; Phil. iv. 9; 1 Thess. i. 6-9.

5. That to do this we need the grace of God to help us. 2 Cor. viii. 1-5; John, xv. 5; Rom. ix. 16; xi. 5, 6. Phil. iv. 13.

And so for that grace we here earnestly pray.
Heb. iv. 15, 16; Jam. i. 5; Luke, xi. 13.

The Conclusion is:

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through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen."

As before.

Supplementary Questions.

Of what class of persons does this Invocation speak?
What is said respecting them?

What is the meaning of "elect?"

How has God knit these elect together?

What do we mean by "communion?"

What do these elect of God thus knit together form?

What is the meaning of "mystical?"

What has God prepared or made ready?

Why "unspeakable" joys?

For whom has God prepared these joys?

What do we mean by "unfeignedly?"

Whom must we follow in order to come to these joys?

How must we follow them?

What do we require in order to this?

How are we to obtain it?

A Glossary, or Dictionary,

OF

THE MORE DIFFICULT WORDS

USED IN THE COLLECTS; WITH EXPLANATORY COMMENTS, NOT ON THE WORDS ONLY, BUT OFTEN ON THE SUBJECTS TO WHICH THE WORDS REFER; THEREBY FACILITATING THE LABOURS OF TEACHERS IN SEEKING TO ATTAIN TO, AND TO COMMUNICATE, A CORRECT UNDERSTANDING OF THE SAME.

Note. It is probable that many of the words included in the columns of this Glossary may be regarded as superfluous, and needing no explanation; but it must not be overlooked, that we are not to "attempt to rear a superstructure before we have laid a solid foundation;" nor to "hurry children forward to higher branches of education before they have been well grounded in that elementary knowledge of words which must form the root and basis of all knowledge whatever, and without which no knowledge can be communicated or received."*

* From observations by Archdeacon Sinclair on a Glossary attached to his "Questions illustrating the Catechism of the Church of England;" a work and a writer to whom the author acknowledges himself indebted for several valuable suggestions.

ABBREVIATIONS

USED IN CONNEXION WITH THE FOLLOWING WORDS:

sub. For substantive or noun: the grammatical term for all those words which are names of persons, places, or things; whether those "things" be objects of which our senses can take knowledge, or of which we can form an idea in our minds: e.g. man, angel, fear, love.

adj. For adjective: the term for words which are added to nouns to express some quality or circumstance connected therewith: e.g. righteous, evil, apostolical, contrite.

v. For verb: the term given to all words which express actions, or doing of something: e.g. to absolve, to abstain, to ascend, to adopt.

adv. For adverb: the term given to words which are added to verbs, as adjectives are added to substantives, in order to denote some circumstances connected with the action to which the verb refers; either as to the place where, the time when, the manner how: e. g. agreeably, cheerfully, faithfully, effectually.

Note. The meanings given to the following words are those meanings in which they are used in the Collects especially, or in theological writings generally. Hence they will be found to differ at times from the meanings of the same words in ordinary writings and conversation. It is recommended, that, when seeking out the meanings of these words, the verbs be in all cases referred to; the illustrations introduced being generally given in connexion with the verb, that being regarded as the root whence the substantive is formed.

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