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who shall be partakers of this Holy Communion, may be filled with thy grace and heavenly benediction, and made one body with thy Son, that he may dwell in them, and they in him. And although we are unworthy, through our manifold sins, to offer unto thee any sacrifice; yet we beseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service; not weighing our merits, but pardoning our offences, through Jesus Christ our Lord; by whom, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, all honor and glory be unto thee, O Father Almighty, world without end. Amen.

Then shall the Minister first receive the Communion in both kinds himself, and proceed to deliver the same to the People. And when he delivereth the Bread, he shall say:

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AKE and eat this in remembrance that Christ died for thee, and feed on him in thy heart by faith, with thanksgiving.

And the Minister who delivereth the Cup shall say:

RINK this in remembrance that Christ's Blood was shed for thee, and be thankful.

When all have received the Communion, a Psalm or Hymn may be sung; and this ended, the following prayers may be said.

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UR Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth, As it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation; But deliver us from evil:

For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.

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After may be said as followeth :

LMIGHTY and ever-living God, we most heartily thank thee, for that thou dost vouchsafe to feed us with spiritual food through thy Son our Saviour Jesus Christ; and dost assure us thereby of thy favor and goodness towards us; and dost call us to be very members incorporate in the spiritual body of thy Son, which is the blessed company of all faithful people; and to be also heirs through hope of thy everlasting kingdom. And we most humbly beseech thee, O heavenly Father, so to assist us with thy grace, that we may continue in that holy fellowship, and do all such good works as thou hast prepared for us to walk in; through Jesus Christ our Lord, through whom, to thee be all honor and glory, world without end. Amen.

Then may be said or sung, all standing, Gloria in excelsis; or some proper Hymn from the Selection.

LORY be to God on high, and on earth peace,

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good will towards men. We praise thee, we bless thee, we worship thee, we glorify thee, we give thanks to thee for thy great glory, O Lord God, heavenly King, God the Father Almighty. O God, through thy only begotten Son Jesus Christ, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, who taketh away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us. Through him that taketh away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us. Through him that taketh away the sins of the world, receive our prayer. Through him that sit

teth at the right hand of God our Father, have mercy upon us.

For thou only art holy; thou only art the Lord; thou only, in Christ, with the Holy Ghost, art most high in thy glory, O God our Father. Amen.

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BENEDICTION.

peace of God, which passeth all understanding, keep your hearts and minds in the knowledge and love of God, and of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord: and the blessing of God Almighty, be amongst you, and remain with you always. Amen.

Collects that may be said after the Collects of Morning or Evening Prayer, or Communion, at the discretion of the Minister.

SSIST us mercifully, O Lord, in these our sup

plications and prayers, and dispose the way thy servants towards the attainment of everlasting salvation; that, among all the changes and chances of this mortal life, they may ever be defended by thy most gracious and ready help; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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YRANT, we beseech thee, Almighty God, that the words which we have heard this day with our outward ears, may, through thy grace, be so grafted inwardly in our hearts, that they may bring forth in us the fruit of good living, to the honor and praise of thy Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen..

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IRECT us, O Lord, in all our doings, with thy most gracious favor, and further us with thy

continual help; that in all our works begun, continued, and ended in thee, we may glorify thy holy Name, and finally, by thy mercy, obtain everlasting life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

LMIGHTY God, the fountain of all wisdom,

who knowest our necessities before we ask, and our ignorance in asking; We beseech thee to have compassion upon our infirmities; and those things, which for our unworthiness we dare not, and for our blindness we cannot ask, vouchsafe to give us, through thy mercy in thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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LMIGHTY God, who hast promised to hear the petitions of those who ask in thy Son's Name; We beseech thee mercifully to incline thine ears to us who have now made our prayers and supplications unto thee; and grant, that those things which we have faithfully asked according to thy will, may effectually be obtained, to the relief of our necessity, and to the setting forth of thy glory, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

THE BAPTISM OF INFANTS.

There should be for every child two or three sponsors, who may most properly be Parents or nearest Relations.

Minister.

EARLY beloved, Remember that the promise is unto you and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord your God shall call:

Wherefore, hear the words of our Saviour Christ to his Apostles:

Go ye, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.

Hear what he saith in another place:

Suffer the little children to come unto me and forbid them not; for of such is the kingdom of God. And yet in another place:

Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, that in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.

Hear also what St. Peter saith:

The baptism which saveth us, is not the putting away the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God.

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