therefore, with the Father, and the Holy Ghost, let us give (as we are most bounden) continual thanks; submitting ourselves wholly to his holy will and pleasure, and studying to serve him in true holiness and righte ousness, all the days of our life.-AMEN. ¶Then shall the Priest say to those who come to receive the holy Communion. Ye who do truly and earnestly repent you of your sins, and are in love and charity with your neighbours, and intend to lead a new life, following the commandments of God, and walking from henceforth in his holy ways; draw near with faith, and take this holy Sacrament to your comfort; and make your humble confession to Almighty God, devoutly kneeling. ¶ Then shall this general Confession be made, by the Priest and all those who are minded to receive the holy Communion, humbly kneeling : Almighty God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Maker of all things, Judge of all men; we acknowledge and bewail our manifold sins and wickedness, which we from time to time most grievously have committed, by thought, word, and deed, against thy divine Majesty; provoking most justly thy wrath and indignation against us. We do earnestly repent, and are heartily sorry for these our misdoings; the remembrance of them is grievous unto us; the burthen of them is intolerable. Have mercy upon us, have mercy upon us, most merciful Father; for thy Son our Lord Jesus Christ's sake, forgive us all that is past; and grant, that we may ever hereafter serve and please thee in newness of life, to the honour and glory of thy Name, through Jesus Christ our Lord.-AMEN. Then shall the Priest (the Bishop, if he be present) stand up, and turning to the people, say, Almighty God, our heavenly Father, who of his great mercy hath promised forgiveness of sins to all those who with hearty repentance and true faith turn unto him, Have mercy upon you; pardon and deliver you from all your sins; confirm and strengthen you in all goodness; and bring you to everlasting life, thro' Jesus Christ our Lord. AMEN. [After the Absolution is pronounced, to which you should attentively and devoutly listen, as the declaration of God through his authorized servant, use the following short ejaculation : May this absolution, O God, seal to my soul the forgiveness of my sins.] Then shall the Priest say, Hear what comfortable words our Saviour Christ saith unto all who truly turn to him. After each of the following sentences use the short ejaculations annexed.] Come unto me, all ye that travel and are heavy laden, and I will refresh you.-St. Matth. xi. 28. [Make me, O Jesus, truly sensible of my guilt and unworthiness; that, oppressed with the burden of my sins, I may go to thee for rest and deliverance.] So God loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, to the end that all that believe in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.-St. John, iii. 16. X 2 [O Lord, I believe increase and establish my faith; that, ever loving and serving thee, I may finally, through thy mercy, be made partaker of everlasting glory.] Hear also what St. Paul saith. This is a true saying, and worthy of all men to be received, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners.-1 Tim. i. 15. [I bless thee, O Jesus, who, moved by infinite compassion, didst come into the world to save sinners.] If any man sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous; and he is the propitiation for our sins.-1 St. John, ii. 1, 2. [O blessed Jesus, by thy blood and merits, by thy powerful intercession, procure my pardon and deliverance from the guilt and condemnation of sin.] ¶ After which the Priest shall proceed, saying, Lift up your hearts. Answer. We lift them up unto the Lord. Then shall the Priest turn to the Lord's Table, and say, It is very meet, right, and our bounden duty, that we should at all times, and at all places, give thanks unto thee, O Lord, [* Holy Father,] Almighty Everlasting God. • These words [Holy Father] must be omitted on Trinity Sunday. Here shall follow the proper Preface, according to the time, if there be any specially appointed; or else immediately shall be said or sung by the Priest and People : Therefore with Angels and Archangels, and with all the company of heaven, we laud and magnify thy glorious Name; evermore praising thee, and saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of Hosts, heaven and earth are full of thy glory: Glory be to thee, O Lord Most High. AMEN. ¶ PROPER PREFACES. ¶ Upon Christmas Day, and seven Days after. Because thou didst give Jesus Christ, thine only Son, to be born as at this time for us; who, by the operation of the Holy Ghost, was made very man, of the substance of the Virgin Mary his mother; and that without spot of sin, to make us clean from all sin: Therefore with Angels, &c. ¶ Upon Easter Day, and seven Days after. But chiefly are we bound to praise thee for the glorious resurrection of thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord: For he is the very Paschal Lamb, which was offered for us, and hath taken away the sin of the world; who by his death hath destroyed death, and, by his rising to life again, hath restored to us everlasting life: Therefore with Angels, &c. ¶ Upon Ascension Day, and seven Days after. Through thy most dearly beloved Son Jesus Christ our Lord; who, after his most glorious Resurrection, manifestly appeared to all his Apostles, and, in their sight, ascended up into heaven, to prepare a place for us; that where he is, thither we might also ascend, and reign with him in glory: Therefore with Angels, &c. Upon Whitsunday, and six Days after. Through Jesus Christ our Lord; according to whose most true promise, the Holy Ghost came down as at this time from heaven, with a sudden great sound, as it had been a mighty wind, in the likeness of fiery tongues, lighting upon the Apostles, to teach them, and to lead them to all truth; giving them both the gift of divers languages, and also boldness with fervent zeal, constantly to preach the gospel unto all nations; whereby we have been brought out of darkness and error, into the clear light and true knowledge of thee, and of thy Son Jesus Christ: Therefore with Angels, &c. Upon the Feast of Trinity only, may be said, Who art one God, one Lord; not only one person, but three persons in one substance: For that which we believe of the glory of the Father, the same we believe of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, without any difference or inequality: Therefore with Angels, &c. ¶Or else this may be said, the words [Holy Father] being retained in the introductory Address. For the precious death and merits of thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord, and for the sending to us of the Holy Ghost the Comforter; who are one with thee in thy eternal Godhead: Therefore with Angels, &c. ¶Then shall the Priest, kneeling down at the Lord's Table, say, in the name of all those who shall receive the Communion, this Prayer following: [In this most affecting and solemn form of hu |