will receive the cup of salvation and call upon the name of the Lord and offer unto him the sacrifice of thanksgiving through Jesus Christ. Amen Psal. 116.11 12 15. AT RECEIVING THE CUP· CHAP. XIII I. AMen Jesus Master have mercy on us Luke 17.13 Let this Blood purge my Conscience from dead works to serve thee the Almighty and most gracious Father to honour thee the Everliving Saviour and for ever to obey and fear thee most holy and quickning Spirit Amen Lord I will serve thee better I will obey thee Succour my weakness pity my infirmity Dear Lord. Lord thou knowest all things thou knowest that I love thee Iohn 21.17 What honour hath Almighty God done me that I should be the vessel of this divine mystery and bear within my breast the Lord Jesus I adore I give thanks II. Thou art made whole go and sin no more no more by anger lust excess fraud slandering c. Ioh. 8.11 Our God is a consuming fire to the perverse and impenitent Our God is a merciful Father to the humble and relenting Orator As is his Majesty so is his mercy Ecclus. 2.18 Both infinite and incomprehensible both to be acknowledged admired and adored O Majesty everlasting I fear thee I worship thee I trust in thee through Jesus Christ. Amen Let me not O let me not again pollute this body and soul with my habitual and grievous sins as c. after I have received thy body and blood O Lord who hast created me and redeemed me Grant me thy grace O God that I may fulfil the places and offices thou callest me to in this life Amen III. Lord bless these and the rest of my brethren and let us live eternally together ever praising and Adoring thee For by this great and attractive sacrament we all become one bread one bloud one soul and consent have all one faith one hope one heaven one Lord the blessed Lord Jesus the knot and center of this most immense and pious fraternity and eminently one God and Father of all who is above all and through all and in us all to whom be glory and obedience everlasting Amen in heaven Amen on earth From thy one precious body O wonderful Saviour thou feedest and revivest five thousand and five thousand thousand millions of thy disciples and followers Aeternae tanta est opulentia mensae Prudent Say O Lord and thy word is omnipotent This day salvation is come unto this house Luk. 19.9 IV. The bread of God is he that came down from heaven and giveth light to the world Lord evermore give us of this bread Ioh. 6.33 34. Thus thus will we shew sorth thy death O Jesus till thou comest again and blessed are those servants whom at the end of the world the Lord shall find so doing yea verily blessed is he that eateth meat in the kingdom of God. Luk. 12. 43. c. 14.15 He that solemnly and faithfully and seriously contemplates my Passion and Philanthropy and amends his life for that consideration He that eateth my Flesh and drinketh my Blood hath eternal life and I will raise him up at the last day Amen Holy Jesus who art the Resurection and the life Ioh. 6.54 56. Master it is good for us to be here Mark. 9.2 Do not our hearts burn within us while the Lord opens to us the scriptures opens to us his precious side Full is the satisfaction inexpressible the joy of those that love thee O Jesus Angels and men consent heaven and earth joyn together to praise thee serve and worship thee and with these my poor soul the meanest of all thy creation Good Lord accept us I will give thanks unto thee among thy people and sing praises unto thee among the faithful My heart is fixed O God my heart is fixed For thy â—ercy is greater then the heavens and thy truth reaâ—heth above the clouds Set up thy self O Lord above the heavens and thy glory above all the earth Thou hast wrought redemption in the midst of the earth O Jesus and vanquisht all the enemies of guilty mankind and art seated at the right hand of Father the Lord and worship of angels Hosanna in the highest The right hand of the Lord hath the preeminence the right hand of the Lord bringeth mighty things to pass The word was made flesh the beloved Son of God died for us Let them now that fear the Lord confess that his mercy endureth for ever V. I â—ill read Ioh. c. 18. and c. 17. the security and consolation of the Church and also Rom. c. 8. and the hymn Come holy Ghost our souls inspire c. In the ordering of Priests Almighty God who hast given thy onely Son to be unto us both a sacrifice for sin and also an example of Godly life Give us grace that we may always most thankfully receive that his inestimable benefit and also daily endeavour our selves to follow the blessed steps of his most holy life through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen Most holy spirit the efficacy and life of this mystery bless me with these thy gifts and fruits meekness modesty sobriety prudence diligence honesty fidelity constancy chariâ—y kindness and devotion from the time of this holy Sacrament For I have now dedicated and given up entirely my soul senses and affections my will wit and reason to the glory and service of Jesus Christ who dyed for me I must I will obey him in all things Lord forgive Lord help me My soul doth magnifie the Lord and my spirit rejoyceth in God my Saviour O how plentiful is thy goodness which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee and that thou hast prepared for them that put their trust in thee Psal. 21.21 I am altogether confounded and swallowed up with the immense grace of God I am throughly possest glorious Lord with thy love and boundless favour to me I long I here endeavour yet cannot tell how to express my thankfullness and obedience My thoughts and contrivance and my words and lauds my action and zeal cannot do it to any fitness or content Lord still excite and still direct my gratitude I would be as thankful to thee as humble as obedient as any creature in heaven or earth Father Almighty make me so Amen Now Lord Jesus who wast expanded on the cross for me command me what thou wilt Use me in the hazards and difficulties of thy Church thy purchase and thy glory Bid me walk upon the sea I will obey thee and thy right hand shall hold me up And I will not deny thee in the Court or in the Garden I am ready to lay down my estate my liberty and also my life would to God it were a clean and entire sacrifice for Christs religion and to be obedient unto the death Assist and strengthen my mind O blessed Saviour by thy grace thy intercession thy example Amen All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth faith the ascending Jesus Go ye therefore
without Jerusalem between two thieves for the Remission of the Sins of the world and the Saving this poor soul I believe I adore this unconceivable Condescension this strange and God like Charity And I now most humbly acknowledge and confess that all my Duty Zeal and Service in respect of this thy Love and Passion is very vileness and ingratitude Wherefore renouncing the works of Satan and the vanities of the world I will for ever obey thee worship thee thank thee O help me by thy Grace Blessed Redeemer and hold up my goings in the paths that my footsteps slip not Amen II. Munday MOst holy and most merciful Father to whom all things in heaven and earth do bowe and obey with utmost Reverence I adore thy divine Majesty thy eternal and infinite Perfection and rendring my humble and early Thanks to thee for restoring to me this morning my Senses and Reason and Vigour I again submit and dedicate both my Soul and Body with all their Powers and Actions to thy holy Will and Pleasure desiring and fully purposing to serve thee faithfully this day and all the days of my life by the Grace of thy holy Spirit and through the Merit and Intercession of Jesus Christ thy beloved Son and my most blessed Saviour Amen Teach me thy way O God and I will walk in thy Truth Unite my heart unto thee that I may fear thy Name Psal. 86.11 Or. By thy great Goodness O Lord I here present my self unto thee as a living reasonable and bounden Sacrifice and perpetual Devote Rom. 12.1 Vouchsafe O Lord to keep me and mine this day without Sin and without Peril Amen for Christ his sake I look for the Lord my soul doth wait for him I lift up my heart to the Lord. It is meet and right and our bounden duty it is our greatest honour and glory that we that I above all living should at all times and in all places give thanks unto thee and praise and bless and Adore thee heavenly Father Lord God Almighty my Creatour Saviour and Defender Wherefore with thousands and thousands of thousands of glorious and innocent Angels Archangels Thrones and Dominions with Prophets Apostles Martyrs Confessours Benefactours and all blessed Souls and with all the Faithful upon earth of every Kindred People and Language I fall down and Worship and laud and magnify thy holy Name evermore praising thee and saying Holy holy holy Lord God of hosts heaven and earth are full of the Majesty of thy Glory Glory be to thee O Lord most high Amen Regard O Eternal the devotion and accent of thy humble Creature made lower and courser then the Angels of a tainted life inhabiting the dust and now trembling by reason of his offences and guilt By thy Word O Lord were the heavens made and all the host of them by the breath of thy mouth Thou layest the beams of thy chambers in the waters and makest the clouds thy chariots and walkest upon the wings of the wind Praise him all ye heavens and ye waters which are within the heavens hail and snow clouds and storm thunder and lightning fulfilling his word Psal. 33. and 104. and 19. III. Tuesday O Lord thou art my God early will I seek thee O let me hear thy loving kindness betimes in the morning for in thee is my trust Lift now up O Lord the light of thy countenance upon thy servant and be my support all the day long for the sake of the dearest Jesus Amen There is no true peace but in thy favour through well doing wherefore my awakened soul fleeth first unto thee O Lord O Lord receive me I humbly and constantly beg of thee Almighty and most benign Father a sound mind and body a devout heart an honest humble meek and charitable Disposition an innocent and peaceable Life a good Name an inoffensive Old Age a serene and Christian Dâ—ath and a blessed Immortality resigning my Life wholly to thy holy Will and Pleasure through Jesus Christ my Lord and Saviour Amen With faithful and blessed men of all ages with the never-ceasing Seraphims and with the Voices of the heavenly multitude as the voice of many waters and as the voice of mighty thundrings I close in now with all ardor and cheerfulness saying Halleluiah Glory and Honour Salvation and Power unto the Lord our God. Let us rejoyce and be glad and with open and elevated hands and hearts give honour unto him For the Lord God Omnipotent reigneth in Righteousness and Mercy world without end Amen Rev. c. 19. Or Let us watch and be sober as children of the light and of the day always looking to Jesus the Author of our Faith the Rule of our Life and the Pledge of our Glory Amen O Lord be gracious to me and all mine We have waited for thee For thou art our Arm every morning and our Salvation in the time of Trouble Isaiah 33.2 Gracious God I am not worthy of the least of all thy Mercies and the Truth thou hast shewn unto thy servant Gen. 31.10 Let them praise the Lord that go down to the sea in ships and trade in mighty waters Yea let all the earth fear the Lord and stand in awe of him all ye that dwell in the world who gathered the waters together on an heap and laid up the deep as in a treasure house who made the dry land to appear out of confusion and commanded it to bring forth herbs and trees for the use of man and beast Hallelujah IV. Wednesday O Thou that hearest Prayer to thee shall all flesh come Psal. 65.3 In the morning thou shalt hear my voice in the morning I will stand before thee and will look up and wait for thy favour The glorious Majesty of the Lord be upon me and all mine Prosper thou the works of our hands O direct and prosper thou our handy work Psal. 90.17 The Lord is a light and defence The Lord will give grace and worship and no good thing will he withhold from them that lead a godly life O Lord God of hosts blessed is the man that putteth his trust in thee Psal. 84.12 13. Lord pardon all my sins confirm me in piety bless me in my lawful calling keep my soul and body from all evil and fit me for Eternity for the immense merits of Jesus Christ my Saviour and Advocate Amen O Lord our Governour when I consider the Sun and Moon and Stars those vast and glorious Lights which thou hast created and that thou canst create ten thousand worlds more what is Man that mite upon this Globe that thou art mindful of him and visitest him every morning Thou O Jesus art the true and eternal Light the Sun of Righteousness that lighteth every man that cometh into the world Oh quicken and irradiate my heart Amen Or How dear are thy Counsels thy Mercies to me O God how great is the summ of them They are more in number then the sand they are new every minute
When I awake I am alwayes with thee thanking and praising and adoring thy Majesty who continually keepest the world from returning to nothing from whence thou first mad'st it Unto thee lift I up mine eyes O thou that dwellest in the heavens with the affection and reverence of a child with the fear and solicitude of a servant Psal. 123.1 2. Holy holy holy Lord God Omnipotent which was and is and is to come glory and honour and worship be to thee world without end Amen Rev. 4.8 Keep thy servant by thy grace O Lord that Hypocrisy Pride Envy Anger Gluttony Covetousness or Sloth or any other grievous sin may never have the dominion over me and become habitual and customary to me and ever keep me O Lord most holy from Fornication Drunkenness Theft and Dishonesty Idolatry Manslaughter Cursing Swearing and Lying Extortion and Oppression and all other scandalous and heinous actions and practices But engraft in my heart the contrary fruits of thy holy Spirit Piety Humility and Mildness Faithfulness and Honesty Modesty Temperance and Chastity Content and Quietness Compassion Charity and Liberality Prudence Care and Diligence and let this be my habit my custom and my life for Jesus Christ his sake Amen V. Thursday THe Lord is my strength and my praise There is none holy as the Lord neither is there any rock like our God. The Lord killeth and maketh alive he bringeth down to the bed and to the grave and bringeth up He keepeth the feet of his saints and exalteth the horn of his anointed Hallelujah My heart rejoyceth in his salvation 1 Sam c. 2. Thou art my hope in the land of the living thou art the hope of all the ends of the earth and of them that dwell in broad sea yea thou O God art my hope and joy to all eternity Amen Psal. 141.4 The Providence of the Father almighty guide me the Wisdom of his eternal Son enlighten me and the Power of his holy Spirit quicken me Amen What now shall I render unto the Lord for all his benefits â—or my Birth my Education my Baptism Catechism and Confirmation What for the blessed Eucharist for the Sermons and the Prayers of this Church What for Sundry Deliverances and special Blessings through so many years of living Yea what shall I render unto thee holy JESUS for thy expiatory Blood for thy grand Example for the Mission of the Holy Ghost with various and unexpressible Grace and for the reserve of everlasting Blessedness O Lord what shall I render unto thee Take O take again most merciful Lord these Gifts together this Soul and Body and their abilities which I now kneeling humbly and faithfully offer to thy everadored Divinity O despise not but take again the works of thy own hands and receive all into the bosom of perpetual happiness Amen Hallelujah Or Is not this to be my last day and then Eternity O prepare me for thy self holy JESUS I know not the day nor the hour of thy Judgment Matth. 24.30 Or receive to thee in peace or visit this dearly purchased soul this piece of Immortality drencâ—t in thy Blood. Yea come quickly Lord Jesus Amen I will magnifie thee O God my King and praise thy name for ever and ever Every day will I give thanks to thee and bless thy name for ever and ever Great is the Lord and marvelous worthy to be praised There is no end of his Greatness no end of his Mercy Hallelujah Psal. 145.1 23. c. Grant me I humbly beseech thee Almighty and most merciâ—ul Father a quiet Mind and a â—ound Body a good Report and a liberal Conversation in all Piety Prudence Charity Honesty and Chastity and at last if I may not be a Martâ—r for thy Truth grant me a mild Death and happy Immortality for Christ Jesus his sake the Source of all Blessings as well visible and secular as invisible inconceivable and everlasting Amen Christ is ascended up on high hath led captivity captive and given gifts unto men that God might dwell amongst us Set up thy self O JESUS above all the heavens and thy Glory above the earth I now worship thee with all humility and affection as thy Apostles did when thou departedst from mount Olivet to the Joy of supercâ—lestial Glory The fowls of the air are thine O bountiful Creatour and the fishes of the sea and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the sea and thou feedest them and multipliest them Wherefore I will seek the kingdom of God before food and rayment For our heavenly Father knoweth that we have need of these things Matth. 6.25 VI. Friday I Awakt and lookt up and my sleep was sweet unto me Blessed be the Lord our God the God of our fathers who satisifieth the weary soul and replenisheth every sorrowful heart who converteth the shadow of death into the morning and daily renews the face of the earth and maketh the evening and the morning alternately to praise him Ier. 31.25 26. Psal. 104.30 and 65.9 Who holdeth our soul in life and suffereth not our feet to slip who ruleth with his power for ever Hallelujah On this day O crucified Saviour have mercy on me and all mankind Amen I will walk this day God being my helper soberly chastly decently humbly and in diligence and content as a child of light and of God. Sufficient to the day is the evil and trouble of it I fully trust in the perpetual Grace of my heavenly Father through his Eternal Son. Amen Or I have remembred thy name O Lord in the night and have kept thy law Psal. 119.55 Our help standeth in the name of the Lord who made heaven and earth Psal. 124.8 O Lord God of hosts blessed is the man who putteth his trust in thee yea blessed is the man to whom thou imputest no sin Psal. 84.13 All the world doth worship thee sing of thee and praise thy name which is great wonderful gracious and holy Hallelujah Praise the Lord O my soul. O Father Eternal Almighty God Lord and Possessor of infinite perfection Majesty and mercy Maker and Upholder of all things visible and invisible O blessed Jesus Lamb of God Son of the Father who hast loved us and dyed on the cross for us O most holy Spirit founder and fountain of light and knowledge of vertue and grace of liâ—e peace and bliss everlasting with utmost humility intention of mind and affection I adore and glorifie thee All power and riches and wisdom and salvation and glory and honour and blessing be to the eternal Trinity now and for ever Amen Hosanna in the highest Hosanna I bless thee O Lord Almighty that thou hast made the world out of nothing and created me and all mankind after thy own image and hast set us over the works of thy hands and given thy holy angels charge of us to keep us in all thy ways and that after the early loss of paradise c. many and late transgressions and presumtions thou yet openest
soul thy Remission Favour and Approbation and make me welcome at thy feast For thy flesh is meat indeed and thy blood is drink indeed the sufficient and onely expiation of all humane guilt O holy Jesus An offering of a free heart will I give thee and praise thy name O Lord. Psal. 54.6 The Son of man came to seek and to save that which was lost and to make superabundant amends for the faults of the first transgressour Luk. 19.10 Rom. 5.12 c. V At the Consecration HOly things for holy men S. Basil. O Lord Jesus Christ who sittest at the right hand of the Father and art here invisibly with us sanctifie these thy gifts of Bread and Wine and us thy humble servants and make us from this institution partakers of pardon and peace and good hope of Eternal life and all other benefits of thy Incarnation Passion Death Resurrection Ascension Intercession second Advent and Judgement which we now ponder and contemplate with reverence and faith and joy and thanksgiving by the grace and succour of the holy Ghost our Patron and Comforter Amen Behold the servant of the Lord be it unto me according to thy word in which thou hast caused me to hope Holy Jesus say but the word and I shall be clean Mâ—tt 8.8 say buâ— the word and I shall be meet and ready for thy most Divine gift for thy self By the grace of Jesus Christ we all hope to be saved to be eternally happy Hallelujah Acts. 15.11 Heavenly Father Almighty God who alone workest wonders Lord most Holy into a clean charitable devout humble and grateful heart let me now receive through faith the pure and blessed Body of my most gracious Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ for the remission of all my sins and the attaining everlasting life Amen Amen Amen Holy Holy Holy Lord God of hosts heaven and earth and this place are full of thy Glory Glory be to thee O Lord most high Have mercy upon me O Lord thou son of David I know it is not meet to take the childrens bread and to cast it unto dogs Yet Lord the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their mastâ—rs tablâ— Maâ—th 15.22 26 27. AT RECEIVING THE BREAD CHAP. XII I. LOrd I am not worthy thou shouldest come under my roof Matth. 8.8 I fear I tremble by reason of my sinfulness and of the unsupportable Brightness of thy Majesty O Saviour and Judge Eternal Lord have mercy upon me a most miserable sinner Amen Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the Lord. Hosanna to the son of David Good will towards men peace on earth Hosanna in the highest Matth. 21.9 Stand open now O my soul stand open ye everlasting doors and let the King of glory enter in Let the Lord mighty to save Jesus the king of glory enter in II. Feed on him by faith c. Amen I feed on him I remember his Sufferings and bloody Sweat I meditate on his Cross and dying Exclamations I believe I most humbly and heartily embrace this invaluable and most miraculous Redemption this great mystery of Godliness God manifested in the flesh justifyed in the spirit by divers wonderful works and holy sermons seen and worshipped by the angels believed on throughout the world and received up into Eternal glory 1 Tim. 3.16 Thou art O Christ the everlasting Son of God thou art indeed the Saviour of the world thou art the king of Glory Ioh 1.49 c. 4.42 c. 10.11 27. Acts 8.37 Surely thou hast born our griefs and carried our sorrows thou wast wounded for our transgressions and bruised for our iniquities the chastisement of our peace was laid upon thee and by thy stripes we are healed Isaiah 53.4 This man receiveth sinners Luke 15.2 Zaccheus Mary Magdalene the crucified thief the persecuting Saul these and millions of millions more upon their sorrow faith and repentance And let me receive now at this holy Altar Almighty Saviour that most blessed sentence Son or Daughter thy sins which are many are forgiven thee and thy faith hath saved thee go in peace Luk. 7.47 48 50. c. 5.20 Go to my brethren behold the early compassion of the revived Jesus and say unto them I ascend unto my Father and your Father and to my God and your God. Ioh. 20.16 I know that my Redeemer liveth and I shall see him at the latter day behold here is the pledge of his coming again I shall see him for my self and I trust to kiss his glorious feet I know that imaculate high priest is entred with the atonement into the holiest III. Lo here is grace here infinite goodness and mercy This is the beauty of holiness and the glorious presence of the Redeemer this is the gate of heaven O happy day the glory of my life Now I am well now I live now I rejoyce with thee O triumphant Jesus O bliss everlasting my content my devotion my affection my soul is fixt on thee there let it ever rest Amen The Lord is my strength and my song and is become my salvation This is the Lords doing and it is marvellous in our eyes This is my God and I will glorifie him the God of my Father and I will exalt him Exod. c. 15.2 O let the serious thoughts of thy passion intercession kingdom and reward enter all my actions and regulate my whole life which upon such observance will surely become pious prudent and cheerful Amen dearest Jesus IV. Most gracious God we humbly beseech thee that we together with all thy saints who have pleased thee from the beginning of the world may be partakers of those everlasting Blessings which thou hast prepared for all that love thee and continue faithful unto death through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen Lord now send prosperity Bless thy people and extoll them for ever Bless now the king the Royal Family and all in civil office Inspire and bless the Bishops Priests and Deacons who administer thy holy mysteries and by thy sole command and authority do absolve and bless and feed thy chosen people Now sanctify reward and prosper my kindred and friends my superiors and benefactors as c. whom at his happy Eucharist and golden hour I commemorate with eulogy joy and gratitude If there be any consolation in Christ any peace in the Divine favour any happiness and glory in heaven by the throne of Eternity if any goodness in the Ocean of grace and beneficence Requite them O God a thousand fold for all their kindness and bounty and affection towards me Amen for the infinite deserts of thy beloved Son our Lord. All thanks to thee O Jesus king of heaven and earth for defending and blessing this Apostolick Church where we now communicate the most unworthy of all her children What shall I render unto the Lord for all the benefits he hath done unto me eâ—pecially for snatching me from the fire of hell and making me an heir of everlasting happiness in his presence I
likewise if I have done any thing worthy and laudable that it may sink down into their hearts and be followed by them and all the church to the greater honour of Christ whose purchase and pity we are Amen V. ALmighty and most merciful Author and Father I bless thee I glorifie the with all holy angels and happy souls for thy six days Creation for the light shining out of Chaos and darkness and the Chaos made out of nothing for the heavens and waters the earth and plants the sun and moon the fish and fowl for the beasts of the earth but especially for Adam the origine of humanity the archive of reason and piety the admirable and admiring possessour of the recent and impolluted world I praise thee for thy holy Sabbath the image and notice of solemn devotion on earth and also of everlasting rest in heaven to all the workers of righteousness I bless thee for conserving the world for so many thousand years in the same estate and order for delivering and defending thy faithful people in all ages with or without natural means and for overruling the counsels and attempts of potentates unto thy own greater glory I praise thee I adore thee for recovering lapsed Adam and his tainted posterity by the early promise and opportune advent of the alsufficient Saviour Jesus Christ. I bless thee for the Holy Bible the richest treasure upon earth I thank thee for setting me down in the world in this age of great knowledge both humane and divine I praise thee for all the wisdom and invention prudence and vertue magnificence good works and piety of all that ever lived in the world I praise thee for the noble and numberless host of guardian angels wise and powerful prophets and apostles and evangelists valiant martyrs and confessors pious kings and priests and benefactors and for the humble and holy men of all times our â—imitation and comfort and glory O let me die the death of the righteous and let my last end be like his Amen for Christs sake Desire of Absolution and of my Change. CHAP. XIX I. VOuchsafe me O Lord the power and occasion of doing some good after all the evil I have committed and the scandals I have given before I go hence and be no more seen But chiefly grant me a good end of this vain and troublesome life and at length a glorious resurrection through Jesus Christ Amen We know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved and I perceive my frame now loosning and falling we have a building of God an house not made with hands eternal in the heavens And this we groan earnestly desiring to be cloathed upon with our house which is from heaven We groan being burdened with disease and sin and sorrow and vanity and flesh to be cloathed upon with a immarcescible vest of purity and glory that mortality may be swallowed up of endless life and we be no longer absent from the Lord. Amen Cor. c. 5.1 4. I am now ready to be offered the time of my departure is at hand I have fougâ—t a good fight O words of gold O happy exite of Christian zeal and fidelity I have finished my course I have kept the faith Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of rightâ—ousness which the Lord the righteous judge shall give me at that day and not to me onely but to all them also that love his appearing 2 Tim. c. 4.7 II. COme now O holy Priest servant of the most high God direct and amend my confessions dissolve my doubts especially c. Pray for me pray earnestly for me particularly concerning c. the more grievous lapses and blots of my life Help forward Divine man my repentance compassionate and concur with my tears Then preach to me the saving Gospel of Jesus Christ and open the vail of infinite mercy to my tender and trembling soul. I have Forgiven all the world I have made Restitution to my utmost power of all injuries and scandals done by me and am very sorry that I cannot make greater amends quadruple amends for all wrongs I have renounced and abominated all my evil practices with contrition and shame I have thrown my self entirely upon the mercy of God in Jesus Christ. I have recited the Creed with sincerity resolution and thankfulness I verily believe that God who gave me this mortal life together with numberlesâ— blessings is now as ready to grant me everlasting happiness through the alone merits of Jesus Christ my Lord and Saviour Come therefore O holy Priest my esteem and reverence Come happy guide of my flitting soul use I humbly beseech thee the authority and office which our blessâ—d Lord hath given thee And pronounce over this lowly cleansed and renewâ—d creature by Godâ— command and in his name and through his power alone the sentence that I ardently long for the words worthy oâ— all acceptation worthy the ministry of an angel The Lord hear the Lord bless the Lord Absolve the Lord Ratifie THE PRIEST OVâ— Lord Iesus Christ who hath lâ—st power to his Church to absoâ—ve all sinners who truly repent and believe in him of his great mâ—rcy â—orgive thee thine offences And by his authority committed to me I absolve thee fâ—om all thy sins In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost Amen Amen in heaven Amen Amen Hosanna in the highest I take this Remission with utmost humility I believe it ratifyed by thee most gracious Father the onely Author and source of pardon and peace I give thanks unto thee most affectionate thanks unto thy Eternal Majesty for this inestimable mercy and I long to expire in thanksgiving Henceforth to me to live is Christ to die is gain Phil. 1.21 III. I Humbly thank thee holy Priest for this great reverend and charitable Office. God prosper thee and the whole Clergy and all his faithful people upon earth who are of the same body and interest with the blessed in heaven Amen IV. BLessed blessed indeed is he whose unrighteousness is forgiven and whose sin is covered Blessed is the man to whom the Lord imputeth no sin and in whose spirit there is no guile Psal. 32.1 2. Lord now leâ—test thou thy servant depart in peace according to thy word I desire no more of earth of sinful earth I loâ—g for thee onely O God My soul pantetâ— after thee my departing soul is a thirst for the living God. O gather it I most humbly beseech thee by the love and deserts of Jesus clean and spotless into rest and glory everlasting Amen Come Lord Jesus come quickly Jesus receive my spirit I am now going to an estate perfectly new new heavens new time new life and new glories The change is unconceivably great amazing and unalâ—erable Nothing is like it here below but Divine contemplations and the ardors of the Eucharist Look O look Gracious God upon the face of thy perishing child and make the separation