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A52465 Meditations and prayers to be used before, at, and after the receiving of the holy sacrament of the Lord's Supper. Northumberland, Elizabeth Percy, Countess of, 1623-1690. 1682 (1682) Wing N1308; ESTC R41497 21,799 101

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Blessed Saviour and all the benefits of his Passion and to that end give me such a preparation of Soul as may qualify me for it Give me a deep sence of my sins and unworthiness that being weary and heavy laden I may be capable of his Refreshings and by being Supled in my own tears I may be the fitter to be washed in his Blood Raise up my dull and Earthly mind from groveling here below and inspire it with a Holy Zeal that I may with Spiritual affection approach this Spiritual Feast and let O Lord that infinite Love of Christ in Dy-Dying for so wretched a Sinner Inflame my frozen benumb'd Soul and kindle in me that Sacred Fire of Love to him and that so vehement that no waters may quench no floods drown it such as may burn up all my dross and not leave one unmortified Lust in my Soul and such as may also extend it self to all whom thou hast given me command and Example to love even Enemies as well as Friends Finally O Lord I beseech thee to cloath me in the wedding Garment and make me tho' of my self a most unworthy yet by thy Mercy an acceptable Guest at this Holy Table that I may not eat nor drink my own condemnation but may have my Pardon sealed my weakness repaired my corruptions subdued and my Soul inseperably united to thee That no Temptations may ever be able to dissolve the Union but that being begun here in Grace it may be consummated in Glory Grant this O Lord for thy Dear Son's sake Jesus Christ Amen Another O Blessed Jesus who once offeredst thy self for me upon the Cross and now offerest thy self to me in the Sacrament Let not I beseech thee my impenitence and unworthiness frustrate these so inestimable Mercies to me but qualify me by thy Grace to receive the full benefit of them O Lord I have abundant need of thee but am so clogged with guilt so holden with the cords of my Sins that I am notable to move towards thee O loose me from this Bond wherewith Satan and my own Lusts have bound me and draw me that I may run after thee Lord thou seest daily how eagerly I pursue the paths that lead to Death but when thou invitest me to Life and Glory I turn my back and forsake my own Mercy How often hath this Feast been prepared and I have with frivolous excuses absented my self or if I have come it bath been rather to defie than adore thee I have brought such troops of thy profest enemies unrepented Sins along with me as if I came not to commemorate but to renew thy Passion Crucifying thee afresh and putting thee to open shame and now of what punishment shall I be thought worthy who have thus trampled under foot the Son of God and counted the Blood of the Covenant an unholy thing Yet O Merciful Jesus this Blood is my only refuge O let this make mine attonement or I perish Eternally Wherefore didst thou shed it but to save Sinners neither can the merit of it be overwhelmed either by the greatness or number of my Sins I am a Sinner a great one O let me find its saving efficacy be merciful to me O God be merciful to me for my Soul trusteth in thee and in the clefts of thy Wounds shall be my refuge until thy Fathers indignation be overpast O thou who hast as my High Priest sacrificed for me intercede for me also and plead thy meritorious sufferings on my behalf and suffer not O my Redeemer the price of thy Blood to be utterly lost and grant O Lord that as the Sins I have to be forgiven are many so I may love thee much Lord thou seest what faint what cold affections I have towards thee O warm and enliven them and as in this Sacrament that Transcendent Love of thine in dying for me is shed forth so I beseech thee let it convey such Grace into me as may enable me to make some returns of Love O let this Divine fire descend from Heaven into my Soul and let my Sins be the Burnt-offering for It to consume that there may not any corrupt affection any cursed thing be sheltered in my heart that I may never again defile that place thou hast chosen for thy Temple thou dyedst O Holy Jesus to redeem me from all Iniquity O let me not again sell my self to work Wickedness but grant that I may at this time approach thee with most sincere and fixed Resolutions of an Intire Reformation and let me Receive such Grace and strength from thee as may enable me faithfully to perform them Lord there are many Old habituted Diseases my Soulgroans under Here mention thy prevailing Corruptions and though I lye never so long at the pool of Bethesda come never so often to thy Holy Table yet unless thou be pleased to put forth thy healing Virtue they will still remain uncured O thou blessed Physitian of Souls heal me and grant that I may now so touch thee that every one of those loathsom Issues may immediately stench that these sicknesses may not be unto Death but unto the Glory of thy Mercy in pardoning and to the Glory of thy Grace in purifying so polluted a wretch O Christ hear me and grant I may now approach thee with such Humility and Contrition Love Faith and Devotion that thou mayest Vouchsafe to come to me and abide with me Communicating to me thy self and all the merits of thy Passion and then O Lord. let no accusations of Satan or my own Conscience amaze or distract me but but having peace with thee let me also have peace in my self that this Wine may make glad this Bread of Life may strengthen my heart and enable me chearfully to run the way of thy Commandments Grant this Merciful Saviour for thine own Bowels and Compassions sake Amen Before the Bread O Blessed Lord God who hast given us thine only Son to lay down his Life for our Sins and his Flesh for the food and nourishment of our Souls purge and purifie my vile and sinful Soul that it may be a fit habitation for his pure unspotted and precious Body and that no unclean thing may presume to enter where his Holy Feet have trod from henceforth for Ever Amen Thou hast said that he that Eareth thy Flesh and drinketh thy Blood hath Eternal Life Behold the Servant of the Lord be it unto me according to thy Word At the Receiving of the Bread By thy Crucified body deliver me from this body of Death After the Bread BLessed be thy Holy Name O Lord my God who hast vouchsafed to feed me with that Holy-Bread from Heaven the Flesh of thy dear Son grant that in the strength of this Food I may walk before thee in Holiness and Righteousness all the days of my Life till I come to the Mount of God the Holy Hill where thine Honour and our Rest dwelleth Amen If you have time use this Meditation O My Soul
of me and let nothing ever take me out of his hand To this end be thou graciously ly pleased to watch over me and defend me from all assaults of my Spiritual Enemies but especially deliver me from my self from the Treachery of my own heart which is too willing to yield it self a prey and where thou seest I am either by Nature or Custom most weak there do thou I beseech thee magnifie thy power in my preservation Here mention thy most dangerous Temptations and Lord let my Saviours Sufferings for my sins and the Vows that I have now made against them never depart from my mind but let the Remembrance of the one enable me to perform the other that I may never make truce with those lusts which nailed his Hands pierced his Side made his Soul heavy to the Death but that having a new listed my self under his banner I may fight manfully and follow the Captain of my Salvation even through a Sea of Blood Lord lift up my hands that hang down and my feeble knees that I faint not in this Warfare O be thou my strength who am not able of my self to struggle with the slightest Temptations How often have I turned my back in this day of Battle how many of these Sacramental Vows have I violated and Lord I have still the same unconstant deceitful heart to betray me to the breach of this O thou who art yea Amen in whom there is no shadow of Change Communicate to me I beseech thee such a stability of mind that I may no more thus start aside like a broken bow but that having my heart whole with thee I may continue stedfast in thy Covenant that not one good purpose which thy Spirit hath raised in me this day may vanish as so many have formerly done but that they may bring forth fruit unto life Eternal Grant this O Merciful Father through the Merit and Mediation of my Crucified Saviour Amen Praise the Lord O my Soul and all that is within me praise his Holy Name for now I find the Mercy and the Peace the Comfort and the Grace which flows from the death of Christ let all the world know what he hath done for my soul he hath Rescued me and many of my poor Brethren round about me from the nethermost Hell wherefore I Love thee Holy Jesus more than I can express and I will love them for thy sake and since thou hast given thy self thy Merits and thy Graces to me and sealed a new Covenant with me in thine own Blood I do here bind my self by that Sacred Ordinance to be sincerely thine I will spend my time and strength in thy Service and Lord I beseech thee give me grace to shed my blood to bear witness to the truth if ever thou callest me to such a Tryal I will never eave thee nor forsake thee but live die with thee for I have sworn and am stedfastly purposed to keep thy Righteous judgments O let me never unhallow that Body nor defile that Soul in which the Lord Jesus delights to dwell let no lying or uncharitable speeches prophane those Lips no Intemperance pollute that Mouth by which those Holy Symbols have passed Grant me to find new desires and new hopes Grant my nature may be renewed my blood Refined O fit my Soul with such a Holy Vigour that through thy Mercy I may accomplish all my Resolutions Amen O Blessed Jesus I have Vowed my self thy servant but yet I fear in expectation of the most furious assaults which will be made upon me by the Enemy from whom I have withdrawn and alas I have too often Returned again to folly but if thou pleasest to plant thy Grace within me and send thy Blessing upon me I fear not his Policy nor power I have Received that Heavenly food which is the means to convey this Grace and I know that by this Celestial Remedy many of thy Servants have been dreadful to the powers of Darkness and thou didst never cast off any humble Soul O bless then this Life-giving Mistery unto every one of us that we may find such power and strength such courage and resolution flowing from thence that we may all stand firm to the purposes which we have made Holy Saviour we are now thy servants and O what quiet and comfort what Safety and Joy what Honour and Pleasure have we under so gracious a Lord how happy shall I be in injoying a freedom from anger c. O mark us all for thine own deny us not that grace which is necessary to make thee ours and us to be thine If we feel not some Effects thereof we shall sink for fear Lest thou hast rejected us and our oblation but who did ever seek thee and did not find who ever trusted in thee and was forsaken we are sure that in thee all fulness of Grace doth dwell O let it now overflow that of thy fulness we may all receive so shall we daily and always perform our Vows Amen O thou Allseeing and most Holy Lord God I have beheld the Esficacious and all-saving Sacrifice which thy Son hath offered for us I have remembred it and blessed thy Name for it as much as I was able though not so highly as I ought for the benefits thereof are inestimable O let them not all be lost to us for want of faith to believe and receive them there is no want of merit in Jesus to Deserve no want of Mercy in thee to bestow remission O let there not want in us or in any of those for whom Christ dyed Grace to accept this pardon Behold Lord how we struggle under a load of guilt a troubled Conscience doth perplex us our remaining corruptions oppose us the decay of our Graces doth deject us and lo here is an Effectual Remedy for all these evils help us every one I humbly beseech thee so to apply it that both we and our Brethren whom we love as our selves may find a blessed cure Who was ever reconciled to thee but by Jesus or who was ever so much thine Enemy but this Sacrifice hath made their peace and shall it be ineffectual only to us Dear father let us find the Efficacy thereof in our selves and discern the fruits thereof in all the Members of thy Church so shall we be ingaged to praise thee more and more for this great Salvation through Jesus Christ Amen A Prayer of Intercession O Most gracious Lord who so tenderly lovedst mankind as to give thy dear Son out of thy bosom to be a propitiation for the sins of the whole World grant that the effect of this Redemption may be as universal as the design of it that it may be to the Salvation of all O let no person by impenitence and willful sin forfeit his part in it but by the power of thy Grace bring all even the most obstinate Sinners to Repentance enlighten all that sit in Darkness all Jews Turks Infidels