"Come unto me, all ye who labour with your heavy burdens, and I will give you rest." Matt. xi. 28. "Whosoever shall be ashamed of me and my words, of him will the son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in his own, and the glory of the father, and of the holy angels." Luke ix. 26. Again. "The son of man came to seek and to save that which was lost." HEAR also what the apostle Paul saith: " It is a true doctrine, and worthy of all joyful acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners." 1 Tim.i.15. Minister. Lift up your hearts. HOVAH, Our God. Answer. It is meet and right so to do. Minister. It is very meet, right, and our duty, that we should, at all times and in all places, give thanks unto thee, o JEHOVAH! holy father! almighty, everlasting GOD! Here Here shall follow the proper preface, if there be any especially appointed; or else immediately shall follow, ! THEREFORE, We extol and magnify thy glorious name, evermore praising thee, and saying, Holy, holy, holy, JEHOVAH! GOD of the universe! heaven and earth are full of thy glory: glory be to thee, O GOD! most high! Amen. Proper prefaces. 1 BECAUSE thou didst commission thy servant Jesus to preach the terms of salvation to the world; therefore, we extol and magnify thy glorious name, evermore praising thee, and saying, Holy, holy, holy, JEHOVAH! GOD of the universe! heaven and earth are full of thy glory: glory be to thee, O GOD! most high! Amen. Upon Easter-day. BUT chiefly we are bounden to praise thee for the resurrection of Jesus Christ our lord from the grave, whereby we are confirmed in the hope that we ourselves shall be raised from death to everlasting life; therefore, we extol and magnify thy glorious name, evermore praising thee, and saying, Holy, holy, holy, JEHOVAH! GOD of the universe! heaven and earth are full of thy glory: glory be to thee, o GOD most high ! The minister, standing before the table, shall read as follows ; THE apostle Paul hath given the following account of the institution of the lord's supper in his first epistle to the Corinthians (xi. 23--20.) 66 THE lord Jesus, on the night when he was going to deliver himself up, took bread; and, when he had given thanks, brake it, and said-Take, eat; this is my body, which is given for you: do this in remembrance of me.' In the same manner, also, he took the cup after supper: and said This cup is the new covenant of my blood: this do in remembrance of me.' For, as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye make a declaration of the lord's death till he come." Then ↑ Then the minister shall read the following prayer. ALMIGHTY GOD! our heavenly father! by whose gracious assistance, our lord Jesus Christ was, for our benefit, obedient even to the suffering death upon the cross; and did institute and command us to continue, a perpetual memorial of such his death until his coming again: hear us, we most humbly beseech thee, O GOD! and grant, that we may receive this bread and wine, in grateful remembrance of his death and sufferings; and of thy great mercy to mankind, in authorizing him, thy chosen messenger, to turn us from darkness to light, from vice to virtue, from ignorance and error to the knowledge of thee, the only true GOD, in the knowledge of whom consisteth our hope and assurance of eternal life. Amen. The minister shall first receive the communion in both kinds himself; and then proceed to deliver the same to the congregation. When be delivereth the bread, be shall say: TAKE, and eat this bread, in remembrance of Christ. And And when be delivereth the cup, be shall say, TAKE, and drink this wine, in remembrance of Christ. When all have communicated, the minister shall read as follows. O GRACIOUS GOD! and heavenly father! we, thy servants, earnestly desire thee, through thy great goodness, mercifully to accept this our religious service of praise and thanksgiving; and humbly beseech thee to grant, that through thy mercy, and our own best endeavours to obey thy will, we may, agrecably to the gospel of Jesus Christ, obtain from thee the pardon of our sins, and everlasting life. Amen. Then shall be said by all present, GLORY be to GOD in the highest heavens; and the peace of his good-will to men on earth. We praise thee, we worship thee, we give thanks to thee for the various manifestations of thy great goodness, O JEHOVAH Our GOD! heavenly king! father almighty! We |