are the operations of thy grace and power! how incomprehensible the methods of fulfilling thy most true promise! thou didst speak the word in the beginning, and all things were created; and by the same almighty word, thou commandest Bread and Wine to nourish souls unto life eternal.

VÍ. And thou, my soul, rejoice and be exceeding glad for so noble a favour, so heavenly a refreshment, so rich a consolation, to support and sweeten thy passage, through this vale of tears and misery. For every time thou attendest these holy mysteries, thou dost spiritually eat the flesh of Christ, and drink his blood; thou dost act, as it were, over again the work of thy redemption, and effectually partake of thy Sa viour's merits and sufferings; for his love continues always the same, and the excellence and worth of his propitiation is an inexhaustable spring of mercy. Come therefore hither with exalted zeal, enlarge the heart and its desires, and doubt not, but thou shalt, at every ap-. proach, return with fresh and plentiful accessi ons of grace.

VII. Let not the frequency abate thy devotion for this favour should always seem great, this feast, always honourable, and the delights of it always new. And by the force of pious meditation, the mystery will affect

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thy wandering mind at every repetition, as if the Son of God were just that moment born; as if thy suffering Redeemer were in that instant labouring under all his agonies; and thy eyes behold him bleeding, and dying on the cross.

A prayer on Sunday morning, before the Communion.

Except ye eat of the flesh of the Son of Man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you. John vi. 53.

Almighty God and merciful Father who hast given thy only Son Jesus Christ to die for us, who did institute a holy feast in commemoration of that his most precious death, whereby to preserve in our minds a constant remembrance of his great love, in laying down his life for our sakes; I thy unworthy servant, who am now invited to thy holy table, do humbly adore thy divine majesty, acknowledging that I am not worthy of my daily bread, much less of that which came down from Heaven, and which thou hast given to be the food and kourishment of our souls.

I confess. O Lord, my sins may justly cause me to tremble, when I appear before thee; but, O most merciful Father, encouraged by

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thy wonderful goodness and love in giving thy Son to die for all penitent sinners, I present myself before thee at this time; beseeching thee, in great humility to continue to me that love, and admit me to thy holy table, that I may taste and see how gracious thou art, and how wonderful in thy doings towards the sons of men,

O make my longings after, and desires for this divine food, some way answerable to my great need of it; that my soul being sensible of all its wants may no longer seek for relief from the unsatisfying objects of this world; but by coming to thy holy table with a true spiritual hunger and thirst, may there find a full 'supply of all those graces and blessings, that it stands in so much need of.

And to this end, O Lord, fit and prepare my heart to partake of so great a mercy, by giving me a just abhorrence of my own un. worthiness; and an unfeigned repentance on all my sins. Root out of my heart, all sin ful and corrupt affections, all prejudice, hatred, and ill-will; and plant all those devout and pious, charitable, and humble dispositions that become the worshippers of our dear redeemer; that when I presume to appear before thee, I may bring with me a heart, raised above the corruptions of this world

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world, and full of the strongest desires and resolutions of living and serving thee.

Deliver me, O my God, from all coldness and formality, when I attend upon thee in holy and religious duties; and grant that by going to this holy feast, I may have my pardon sealed my weaknesses repaired, all my evil inclinations subdued, my faith strenth ened, my hopes enlarged, my charity encreased, and my soul so entirely and inseparably united unto thee, that nothing may be ever able to dissolve the union; but that be

ing. begun here in grace, it may hereafter be consummated in glory, through the merits of him who died for me, even the Son of thy eternal love, Jesus Christ the Righteous to whom with thee, O Father, and the Holy Spirit, be ascribed, as is most due, all honour, glory, power, thanksgiving, and praise, "both now and for evermore. Amen,

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O Wamiable are thy Tabernacles, O Lord of hosts!"

Blessed are they that dwell in thy house, they will be always praising thee.

My Soul longeth, yea even fainteth for the Courts of the Lord: My heart and my flesh -cry out for the living God.

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For, a day in thy court is better than a thousand years; yea, I had rather be a door. keeper in the house of my God, than dwell in the tents of wickedness.

A Prayer before or after the Prayers of the Church, as time shall admit.

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Tis but too apparent, blessed Lord, how apt we are to forget thy dear love to us, and thy bitter sufferings for us; our continual trangressions publish it, and our former stupidity and indevotion plainly declare it. Praised therefore be thy goodness for the lively emblems thou hast given of thy meritorious passion.

O that characters of thy love may be so deeply imprinted upon my heart, that no time nor temptation may wear them out ! may I now most affectionately call to mind, the humility of thy Incarnation, the merits of thy Death, the power of thy Resurrection and the glories of thy Ascension.

O how much do we owę unto thee, most blessed Redeemer! how great is the price, which thou hast paid for that ransom of us miserable sinners! what shall I render unto thee for the incomprehensible benefits thou hast bestowed upon me? alas! I have no return to make but a broken and contrite heart,