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life_n	become_v	death_n	sin_n	4,652	5	4.7216	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09946	A preparation to the due consideration and reverent comming to the holy communion of the body and blood of our Lorde The contentes whereof followe in the next page.	Barker, Christopher, 1529-1599.	1580 (1580)	STC 20203; ESTC S106589	16,377	96

sudden death which haue presumed vnworthily to bee partakers of his holy mysteries euen as the Apostle saith For this cause many among you are sicke and some are fallen asleepe by which temporall punishments if the residue can beware and learne to iudge themselues they shall escape the iudgement of God but if neither by Gods threatning nor example of punishment they will be taught to amend this great grosse contempt of Gods lenitie mercie they shall heape vpon thēselues vengeance in the day of wrath from which our most mercifull GOD for Christ his sake vouchsafe to deliuer vs. ❧ A prayer to be truely penitent for our sins before wee receiue the Sacrament of the Lord. O Eternall and most mercifull Father we most vile and wretched sinners and yet thy children through thy singular grace and mercie fall downe before thee most humbly acknowledging and confessing our owne vilenesse and vnworthinesse through our infinite sinnes and wickednesse to come into the presence of thy maiestie or stande before thy face whom wee haue so grieuously offended dishonoured thy glorious name by which we are called O Lord we are ashamed to present our selues into thy sight who seeest and knowest all our wickednesse much more clearely then wee our selues and yet such is our miserable estate that when wee looke backe to our former life that is past we see nothing in a maner but a monstrous heape of ignorāce error sinne wickednesse and vngodlinesse for which O Lorde GOD we are so farre off from making any satisfaction or amendes that we are not sufficiētly displeased with our selues for so great vnworthinesse nor sorowfull inough for so great wickednesse Therefore most mercifull Father wee flie vnto thy onely grace and bountifull mercie which art the onely fountaine of all good giftes most humbly beseeching thee to mollifie our stony heartes with the deawe of thy holy Spirite to subdue the pride of our nature with the terror of thy iustice to graunt vs true repentance that we may be truely turned vnto thee Conuert vs O Lorde God then shall we be conuerted yea turne vnto vs the light of thy countenance and then shall wee bee saued And for as much as thou hast giuen the holy Sacrament of the body and blood of thy sonne our Sauiour Iesus Christ to bee a seale of thy promised mercies and our redemption to bee a confirmation of our faith and medicine of our infirmitie we heartily beseeche thee most mercifull Father that as wee humbly present our selues to celebrate this thy holy institution not in presumption of our worthines but imboldned by thy heauenly voyce commanding vs so wee may be partakers of thy holy mysteries to our comfort that we may feele the fruite and effect ofthy promise adioined vnto them liuely working in vs. Preuent by thy grace O Lorde God least through our negligence default the same bee not onely made vnfruitfull vnto vs but also hurtfull which thou hast ordeined and graciously giuen for our profite and comfort but graunt that thy grace and goodnes assisting vs in all things wee may enioy thy benefites to thy glory and our euerlasting felicitie through our Lorde and onely Sauiour Iesus Christ to whom with thee and the holy Ghost bee all glory praise and dominion both nowe and for euer AMEN A praier to be said immediatly before the receiuing of the holy Communion in the time of the celebration thereof O Most gratious bountifull Sauiour of mankinde Iesu Christ our onely redeemer which for our sake diddest abase thy selfe to come downe from thy eternall throne of Maiestie in which thou art equall with God the Father and the holy Ghost to take vpon thee the shape of a seruant that thou mightest be strickē of God the Father for our sinnes and buffeted for our iniquities that through thy stripes we might be healed which diddest become obedient to satisfie for our disobedience vnto the most shameful cursed death of the crosse that thy shame might be our glory thy curse our blessing and thy death our life euerlasting We most humbly beseeche thee that as we present our selues at thy holy Table to celebrate an holy memoriall of these thine inestimable benefites according to thy gratious institution and ordinance so it may please thee all lettes and hinderances which our vnworthinesse may obiect before thy righteousnesse being taken away through thy onely goodnesse wee may receiue to our comfort that which thou of thy mercie doest offer vnto vs euen thy most precious body and blood to bee a spirituall foode and nourishment to feede vs vnto immortalitie both of body and soule that we may glorifie thee with the Father and the holy Ghost one eternall God world without ende Amen A thankesgiuing after the receiuing of the holy Communion O Almightie and most mercifull Father what thankes are we able to yeelde vnto thee sufficient for so many and so great benefites of which wee are dayly partakers without all merite or desert of ours thorough thy onely goodnes and mercie And nowe O Lorde God that thou hast refreshed our soules with the heauenly foode of the body and blood of our Sauiour Christ in this holy mysterie and Sacrament of thine institution whereby wee call to remembrance our whole and perfect redemption by the bitter passion and shedding of the blood of thy immaculate lambe our Sauiour Iesus Christ who offered himselfe to bee a sacrifice of sweete sauour and full reconciliation once for all to thy Maiestie for our sinnes howe are wee able to testifie our thankfulnesse for so wonderfull mercie and goodnes The consideration of the greatnes whereof swalloweth vp all our cogitations and thoughts so that wee finde nothing but eternall and infinite prayse to be due vnto thee for so infinite and eternall mercie Which because O Lord wee are neither able nor worthie to expresse and set foorth we humbly beseeche thee as well for this want and imperfection as for all other our weakenes and vnsufficiencie to accept the satisfaction of our Lorde and Redeemer Iesus Christ who hath washed vs and made vs Kinges and Priestes to offer vp spirituall sacrifice of prayse and thankesgiuing acceptable vnto thee In whom O Lord we yeeld vnto thee that which we cannot of our selues perpetuall and worthie thankes honour and glory worlde without ende AMEN An excellēt Psalme of King Dauid MY soule prayse thou the Lorde all that is within mee prayse his holy Name 2 My soule prayse thou the Lorde and forget not all his benefites 3 Which forgiueth all thine iniquitie and healeth all thine infirmities 4 Which redeemeth thy life from the graue and crowneth thee with mercie and compassions 5 Which satisfieth thy mouth with good thinges and thy youth is renued like the egles 6 The Lord executeth righteousnesse and iudgement to all that are oppressed 7 Hee made his wayes knowen vnto Moses his workes vnto the children of Israel 8 The Lorde is full of compassion and mercie slowe