(through which only you can have pardon) to witness against you, which God forbid.

To your evening prayers, that Sunday night, immediately before the Blessing, subjoin this Collect.

O BLESSED JESUS, who hast this day made me a partaker of Thy blessed Body and Blood, Thy mercy hath given it, and my faith hath received it into my soul; O let me ever feel the happy virtue and effects of it; put Thy fear into my heart, to keep those vows and promises which I have on this solemnity rendered unto Thee in my mind, that I may not sin against Thee; enrich me with all those graces which come from this precious Body and Blood, and hereafter bring me to Thine everlasting glory, for Thy merits and mercies' sake. Amen.

Thus, not to detain you longer, I have recommended to you the aforesaid Devotions to be used on the Friday in every month, which precedes a Communion (especially the Fridays before the three solemn times which our Church hath consecrated to this blessed purpose, Christmas, Easter, and Whit-Sunday), supposing that your health and important occasions will permit it, otherwise you are not obliged to the strictness of them, though you are obliged to receive

this Sacrament, whensoever an opportunity offers itself.

To capacitate you for a worthy communicant thereof at all times, I do lastly and heartily advise you to maintain a constant course of daily prayers at morning and evening throughout the year; every night recalling the actions of the day past, and repenting for the sins of it, the practice whereof will fit you for the Communion at any time, when it is occasionally tendered to you; I mean, when you are suddenly called to communicate with a dying person, or come accidentally into a congregation where it is to be received, and all fit guests are invited to it; in those cases, you are by no means to turn your back upon it, but bestowing that little time which is before you in recollecting, repenting, exerting your faith, love, thankfulness, &c., omitting nothing of the strictness which is required in the act of receiving, and performing afterwards to your power what you secretly promised; receive it with the rest in the name of God, beginning with the Prayers before mentioned page 75], which are to be said whilst the Priest is preparing to read the sentences.

ALMIGHTY GOD, who hast of Thine infinite mercies vouchsafed, &c.

But this I advise, on supposal you carry

about with you such an habitual preparation which is acquired by keeping a strict course of daily private Devotions, and a constant watchfulness over yourself; otherwise you sin sadly. However, be careful to communicate whenever you are solemnly invited to it, i. e. every month; and with due remembrance of Him whose death you do hereby shew forth till He come.

God Almighty make you a worthy participant of His Body and Blood here, that you may for eber enjoy Him hereafter. Amen.

Devotions for the Morning,

Which begin with prostration and saying,

AT the Name of Jesus, God blessed for ever, let every knee bow, both of things in Heaven, things in earth, and things under the earth; glory be to Thee, O Lord most high.

Then upon your knees, say,

GOD be in my head, and in my understanding, that I may know in this my day the things which do concern my everlasting life.

God be in my eyes, and in my seeing, that they may be always looking up to Thy mercy-seat, and that they be not as so many casements to let in vanity.

God be in my mouth, and in my speaking, to guard and fence it from idle words; and that it may at no time be a door to let out folly.

God be in my ears, and in my hearing, that they may be always open to sound and wholesome counsels, and deaf to corrupt and filthy communications.

God be in my heart, and in my thinking, to preserve it from being a sink of uncleanness, and that it may never be suffered either to flatter me or deceive others.

God be at my end, and at my departing, that so my death may be precious in the sight of the Lord, with whom I pray that I live for evermore. Amen. And so

may

PREVENT me, O Lord, in all my doings with Thy most gracious favour, and further me with Thy continual help, that in all my works begun, continued, and ended in Thee, I may glorify Thy holy Name, and finally by Thy mercy obtain everlasting life, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Our Father which art in Heaven, hallowed be Thy name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done in earth, as it is in Heaven; give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive them that trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

Amen.