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alted Him to be a Prince and a Saviour; and to be Head over all things to the Church, p. 316.

2. God the Son came down from Heaven, and took our nature upon Him, and suffered death upon the Cross for our redemption and being set down on the right hand of the Father, He ever lives to make intercession for us, p. 318.

3. God the HOLY GHOST bestowed miraculous gifts on the Apostles, to fit them to convert the world to Christianity ; and He still continues to confer such gifts and graces on all Christian believers, as are necessary to guide them into the knowledge, and to dispose and enable to the practice of those duties which God hath made the condition of eternal salvation, p. 320.

Thanksgiving and Prayer to the Holy Trinity, p. 323.

For the Evening.-Questions proper to put to ourselves in our retirement for devotion, on the evening of the Lord's Day, p. 328.

Psalm and Prayer for the evening of the Lord's Day, p. 331.

The Lord's Prayer.

A little before Bed-time.-Passages of Scripture, forming meditations on the glories and felicities of Heaven, p. 341.

Devout aspirations after the heavenly state, p. 347.

OFFICE

OF

PENITENCE and HUMILIATION,

on DAYS of RETIREMENT for the more solemn Ex

FESSION

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ERCISE of REPENTANCE,

IN EIGHT SECTIONS.

Sect. 1. FASTING-Sect. 2. EXAMINATION.-Sect. 3. CONSect. 4. RESOLUTIONS-Sect. 5.-PRAYER Sect. 6. THANKSGIVINGS-Sect. 7. INTERCESSIONS-Sect. 8. CONCLUSION.

Sect. 1. Precepts and directions for religious fasting, taken from Holy Scripture, with Prayer for God's assistance and acceptance of our humiliation, p. 353.

Sect. 2. The humble penitent's examination of himself.

Preparatory sentences of Scripture, p. 358.
Prayer before examination, p. 359.

Brief exposition of the Ten Commandments, with a particular enumeration of the duties enjoined and sins forbidden under each of them, p. 361, with a short view of the relative duties deduced from the Fifth Commandment, p. 377.

Examination by questions concerning our obedience to God's Commandments, p. 386. Prayer after examination, p. 390.

Sect. 3. The penitent's confession of his sins to God.

Preparatory sentences of Scripture, p. 391, and confession of sin and humble supplication for pardon and grace, p. 394.

Penitential Psalm, collected out of the book of Psalms, p. 403.

The Lord's Prayer, &c. &c.

Sect. 4. The penitent's godly resolutions of future obedience.

Preparatory sentences of Scripture, p. 411.
Prayer before the resolutions, p. 413.

Solemn resolutions to live answerably to the engagements of our Christian profession, p. 414. Prayer after the resolutions, p. 418.

Sect. 5. The penitent's devout prayers to God for grace to live answerably to his Christian profession. Preparatory sentences of Scripture, p. 419.

Petitions for the graces and virtues of the Christian life, p. 422, (with a prayer especially for the use of the Clergy, p. 425.)

Sect. 6. The penitent's thankful acknowledgment of God's mercies.

Preparatory sentences of Scripture, p. 427.

Thanksgiving for all God's mercies, spiritual and temporal; with prayers for grace to make a right use and improvement of them, p. 429.

Sect. 7. The penitent's charitable intercessions for the peace and prosperity of Church and State.

Preparatory sentences of Scripture, p. 434.

Prayer for Christ's Catholic Church, p. 436-for the Church of England, p. 436.

Confession and prayer in behalf of all the people of this kingdom, p. 437.

Prayer for peace and unity, in Church and State, p. 439.

Sect. 8. The penitent's concluding devotion.
Preparatory sentences of Scripture, p. 442.

Prayer for God's acceptance of this day's devotions, and for grace to put in practice our good resolutions, and finally to attain everlasting life, p. 447.

OFFICE

FOR THE

HOLY COMMUNION,

IN FIVE SECTIONS,

WITH AN APPENDIX.

Sect I. DEATH of CHRIST-its EFFICACY &c.-Sect. 2. SCRIPTURE DOCTRINE of the LORD'S SUPPER. Sect. 3. DEVOTIONS PREPARATIVE-Sect. 4. DEVOTIONS at the LORD'S TABLE-Sect. 5. DEVOTIONS at HOME-APPENDIX for such as CANNOT PUBLICKLY COMMUNICATE.

Sect. 1. Scripture account of the circumstances and of the efficacy of Christ's death containing (together with suitable prayers).

1st. An historical relation of the sufferings and death of our blessed Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, p. 452, (with a prayer for a participation in the benefits of His sufferings and death, p. 451.)

2dly. Proofs that the death of our Saviour Christ upon the cross was a true and proper sacrifice offered up by Him for the atonement of sin, and accepted by the Father as a full satisfaction, in the behalf of all those who shall comply with the terms of the new Covenant in His blood, p. 464, (with a thanksgiving for the propitiation of Christ's death, p. 468.)

Sect. 2. Scripture doctrine of the Holy Sacrament of the Lord's Supper; and duties preparative to a right receiving of it, (with suitable prayers) shewing

1st. that this Sacrament is a holy feast of Christ's own appointment, wherein by eating bread and drinking wine we commemorate the Sacrifice of His death, and are made partakers of the benefits of it, p. 470, (with a thanksgiving for its institution, and prayer for God's assistance and acceptance of our preparation for it, p. 471.)

2dly. that the duties preparative to a right receiving of it

are

impartial inquiry into the state of our souls, and serious consideration of the nature, end, and dignity of this holy sacrament, p. 474, (with a prayer for a faithful discharge of the duty of self examination,) p. 475.

true repentance for our former sins, and a stedfast purpose to lead a new life, p. 476, (with a confession, p. 479, and prayer for sincere contrition, p. 480, and resolution to live better for the future, p. 481.)

unfeigned love and charity towards all mankind, p. 483, (with a prayer for the grace of charity, p. 487.)

lively faith in God's mercy through Christ, intending thereby not only a firm conviction that whatever God has

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