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A guide to young communicants: or, The whole duty of the sacrament fitted for those that desire to be worthy receivers of the Lords Supper: with suitable prayers, for morning and evening. Also directions for a holy living and dying. A dialogue between a divine and a beggar. And a description of Christ's person when on earth. To which is added, Bishop Usher's prophecy.
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to commemorate thy unspeakable Love in accomplishing the work of my Redemption by a most Shameful and Bitter Death I come to renounce and cast off my Sins and Transgressions and to renew my Baptismal Covenant which I have often and perversly broken O do thou for thy Mercy sake accept me though an unworthy Guest Enter not into Judgment with thy Servant for in thy Sight shall no Man living be justified If thou Lord should'st be extreme to mark what I have done amiss I must suffer all the Vials of thy Wrath I must undergo all the Curses of thy Law I must stand expos'd to all the Judgments and Terrors of this Life and to the intolerable Torments of Hell in another So far should I be in this Case from receiving any manner of Advantage from these Holy Mysteries that I should eat and drink my own Damnation Miserable wretched Creature that I am that I should so eagerly pursue the Paths that lead to Death and Misery that I should so continually offend thee my most tender and indulgent Father that I should trample under foot the Son of God and repay that wonderful Love and those unknown Sufferings of His on my behalf with those Sins which at first Crucified him and still continue to Crucifie him afresh and put him to an open Shame that I should grieve that good Spirit of God which so earnestly wooes and entreats to accept of Life and Salvation that I should be guilty of so much Pride Hypocrisie Indevotion and Deadness in my Prayers of so much Injustice Passion and Malice of so much Impenitency Uncleanness Intemperance c. Here reckon up the particular Sins thou hast been guilty of whereby I have wickedly departed from Thee the Lord of Life and Glory the Fountain and Spring of all Happiness Lord I fly into the Arms of Thy Mercy O save me or I perish Hide me under the Clefts of thy Wounds until thy Father's Indignation be overpast O thou that delightest not in the Death of a Sinner but rather that he should turn and be saved receive me to thy Favour for the Merits and Satisfaction of my Blessed Redeemer in whom alone thou art well pleased His Blood was shed to make Atonement for my Sins His Body was bruised and beaten with Stripes that thro' them I might be healed Lord grant that in this Blessed Sacrament I may effectually receive these Benefits of his Death and Passion grant that I may have my Pardon seal'd my Weakness repair'd my Graces strengthen'd and my Soul raised to Heaven in Flames of devoutest Affection and Adoration O do thou nourish my Soul by this immortal Food to live the Life of Grace and Holiness and enable it to make some Returns of Love to Thee the infinite Lover of Souls But oh What Returns can be sufficient what Transports of Love and Praise can be enough for Him who died a most painful and ignominious Death to deliver us from inevitable Ruin and Misery when we were his bitter Enemies and at open Defiance and Rebellion against him Oh the Riches of thy Goodness how unutterable are thy Mercies and how unconceivable is thy Love Grant I pray thee that tho' I am utterly unable to make a true estimation thereof yet I may love Thee to the utmost capacity of a frail Creature and shew it by living in all holy Obedience and Conformity to thy Laws and Precepts Grant that I may always desire and endeavour to please thee and be very tender and fearful of offending Thee keeping a strict Watch over my Heart and Ways that no Temptations prevail against me or make me fall from my own Stedfastness But that being effectually Sanctified here I may in the end be eternally Blest in the Kingdom of Glory Lord pity and commiserate my Frailty and graciously supply all my Wants and Necessities for thy Mercy and Compassion's sake Amen Our Father c. Now repair to the Communion-Table and being placed conveniently lift up your Heart towards Heaven and say O Lamb of God that didst offer thy self a Sacrifice for the Sins of the whole World have Mercy upon me miserable Sinner I am here ready to renew the Covenant I made with thee in Baptism and once more to take those solemn Engagements upon my self O do thou give me the Assistance of thy Grace and Holy Spirit that I may be enabled to perform them that I may henceforth renounce the Devil and all his Works all the Pomps and Vanities of the World and the sinful Lusts of the Flesh that I may stedfastly persist in the true Faith of thy most Holy Religion and live in sincere Obedience to thy Laws all the Days of my Life Amen Just before Receiving a Prayer GRant O Lord I beseech thee that the Wine that makes glad and the Bread of Life may infuse new Strength and Vigour into my Soul and into the Souls of all that Communicate with me that we may daily grow in Grace and in the Knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ and that according to his Command we may be united in Holy Love and Fellowship with one another and with the Church of God and at last obtain that glorious Fellowship with thy self in Heaven which thou hast promised to all that love and fear thee through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen When you receive the Bread say GRant me Blessed Lord so to eat the Flesh of thy dear Son Jesus Christ and so to drink his Blood that my sinful Body may be made clean by his most holy Body and my Soul washt in his most precious Blood that I may evermore dwell in him and he in me Amen After you have received the Bread say O That the Bread which I have now eaten may be the Bread which came down from Heaven and gives Life unto the World O that I may now feel â—s Efficacy inflaming my Soul with the Heavenly Ardours of Divine Love having all my Affections fet on things Above and not on things Below May this Bread be to my Soul the staff of Strength whereby I may vanquish all the Assaults of the Devil the World and the Flesh and continue my Lord 's faithful Servant to my Life's end Amen At the receiving the Cup say THe Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ which was shed for me preserve my Body and Soul unto Everlasting Life I drink this in Remembrance that Christ's Blood was shed for me and am thankful After you have received the Cup say O That this precious Blood of my dear Redeemer may be now both the Purification and Nourishment of my Soul the Seal of my Pardon and Peace with God and the Pledge of mine Inheritance in Heaven Amen Then return to your Pew or Seat and say on your Knees this Thanksgiving after the Sacrament BLessing Honour and Glory be given to thee O Lord for thy Love this Day discover'd to me and for all the Benefits receiv'd at thy Table What is Man that thou art
mindful of him or Son of Man that thou should'st so regard him as to suffer such bitter things for his sake to be Scourged and Bruised for his Transgressions and to bear upon thy Shoulders the Sins of a whole World O the depth of the Riches of thy Mercy and Goodness We have sinned against thee and thou thy self hast undergone the Punishment We have perversly run in the Paths that lead to Death and Damnation and thou hast undeservedly merited Life and Salvation for us and dost wooe and entreat us to accept of it and hast ordain'd this Sacrament to assure us of the Reality of thy gracious Intentions towards us Praise the Lord O my Soul and all that is within me praise his Holy Name Praise the Lord O Soul and forget not all his Benefits who forgiveth all thy Sin and healeth all thine Infirmities who saveth thy Life from Destruction and crowneth thee with Mercy and loving Kindness Lord grant that this unspeakable Love of thine may make me more and more a bound in Love to thee Grant that it may constrain me to Obedience and good Living and to a diligent Performance of all those solemn Engagements I have now made unto thee And since thou hast purchased me with the inestimable Price of thy Blood grant that I may continue wholly thine and glorify thee both in Body and Spirit by giving up my self to thy Service and by walking before thee in Holiness and Righteousness all my days Thou hast in infinite Mercy vouchsafed to unite thy self to me miserable and unworthy Creature thereby becoming the Strength Life and Support of my Soul O grant that I may never dissolve this Sacred Union nor suffer any sinful Lust or unlawful Passion to take me out of thy Hand And grant that according to the Profession of Charity I have made at thy Table I may henceforward be Compassionate and ready to forgive all Wrongs and Injuries supply the Wants and Necessities of the Poor that so in all things I may adorn the Gospel of God my Saviour and finally attain that Glorious Crown of Bliss and Immortality which thou hast prepar'd for thy Saints in Heaven Pardon O my God all my Sins and Failings and perfect whatever Good Work thou hast begun in me unto the Day of Christ Direct sanctify and govern both my Heart and Body in the ways of thy Laws and in the Works of thy Commandments that through thy most Mighty Protection both here and ever I may be preserved both in Body and Soul through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ Amen Our Father c. Then return home with a chearful Heart and let a Holy Life be thy Care ever after Directions for Holy Living and Dying 1. Directions how to Live well IN the Morning awake with God and offer up unto Him thy Morning-Sacrifice of Prayer First Give hearty Thanks for all his Mercies Spiritual and Temporal and for thy Preservation in the Night Secondly Make an humble Confession of thy Sins and desire Pardon Thirdly Ask such Necessaries as are requisite for thy Soul and Body with fervent Request to be reliev'd in them and desire his Blessing upon thy Labour in thy Calling Always think that thou art before the Living God and let the Remembrance hereof make thee afraid to Sin Make Conscience of Idle Vain Dishonest and Ungodly Thoughts for these are the Seeds and Beginnings of actual Sin in Word and Deed. Have a special Care to avoid those Sins which thou findest thy Nature most prone unto and eschew those Provocations which were wont most to prevail against thee Follow with Faithfulness and Diligence thy Lawful Calling Think thy present State and Condition to be the best State for thee Look well to thy Carriage in Company that thou do no hurt by Word or Example nor take any thing from others but endeavour rather to do good Use Honesty towards all Men A good Conscience and good Manners go together If at any time thou art overtaken with any Sin lie not in it but speedily recover thy self by Repentance When any good Desire Motion or Affection doth arise in thine Heart suffer it not to pass away but feed it by Reading Meditating or Praying Esteem every Day as the Day of thy Death and therefore live now even as though thou wert now Dying and do those good Duties every Day which thou would'st do if this were thy Dying Day At the end of the Day before thou sleepest call to mind how thou hast spent the Day past Thy Misdoings repent and praise God for assisting thee with his Grace in the Duties which thou hast perform'd Sleep not at Night before thou hast commended thy self by Prayer into the Hands of God for thou knowest not whether fall'n asleep thou shalt rise again to live here Let Prayer be the Key to open the Morning and the Bar to shut in the Evening Walk as the Children of Light II. Directions how to Die well THink that the greatest Work thou hast to do in this World is to Die well They which Die well Die not to Die but to Live Eternally Be every Day ready to leave this Life That Man doth finish his Days best that every Day esteemeth the last Day of his Life to be present and at hand Endeavour before Death come to pull out his Sting and take from him his Power and Strength by humbling thy self in the time present for all thy Sins past and by turning unto God for the time to come That Man can never die ill that taketh care to live well Innure thy self by little and little to Die before thou come to that Point that thou must needs Die He that leaves the World before the World leaves him gives Death the Hand like a welcome Messenger and departs in Peace When thou art Visited with Sickness or Old-age think either of these are Warnings for thee e'er long to appear before the Great Judge of all the World Therefore now prepare to set all things in good order and make thine Accounts ready Make a new Examination of thy Life and Conversation passed Make a Confession unto God of thy new and particular Sins As God sendeth new Corrections and Chastisements make new Prayers and more earnest than ever before for Pardon of thy Sins and Reconciliation with God in Christ by all means avoid those Sins which thou findest and feelest encrease the Wrath of God against thee Be reconciled to thy Neighbour freely forgiving them that have offended thee and earnestly desire to be forgiven of all that thou hast offended Set thine House and Family in order by disposing of thy Worldly Goods in thy Will and Testament thereby thou shalt Die not the more quickly but the more quietly and prevent the Brawls and Jars that otherwise when thou art gone may arise from thine Heirs Thou partest with Earthly Possessions and art going to take Possession of Heavenly In the last Agony of Death when all things in and of the World do