to gather up the crumbs under Thy Table. But Thou art the same Lord, whose property is always to have mercy: Grant us therefore, gracious Lord, so to eat the flesh of Thy dear Son Jesus Christ, and to drink His blood, that our sinful bodies may be made clean by His body, and our souls washed through His most precious blood, and that we may evermore dwell in Him, and He in us. Amen.

To encourage a greater longing for Communion with God, say :

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PSALM LXXXIV.

Quam dilecta!

HOW amiable are Thy dwellings: Thou Lord of hosts!

My soul hath a desire and longing to enter into the courts of the Lord: my heart and my flesh rejoice in the living God.

Yea, the sparrow hath found her an house, and the swallow a nest where she may lay her young even Thy altars, O Lord of hosts, my King and my God.

Blessed are They that dwell in Thy house: they will be alway praising Thee.

Blessed is the man whose strength is in Thee: in whose heart are Thy ways.

Who going through the vale of misery use it for a well and the pools are filled with water.

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They will go from strength to strength and unto the God of gods appeareth every one of them in Sion.

O Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer : hearken, O God of Jacob.

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Behold, O God our defender and look upon the face of Thine Anointed.

For one day in Thy courts: is better than a thousand.

I had rather be a door-keeper in the house of my God than to dwell in the tents of ungodliness.

For the Lord God is a light and defence: the Lord will give grace and worship, and no good thing shall He withhold from them that live a godly life.

O Lord God of hosts : blessed is the man that putteth his trust in Thee. Glory be to the Father, &c.

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Subjects of Prayer.

Think what grace you most want to seek from Communion with the Lord; and encourage a faithful longing for the opportunity of gaining it

Think what blessing you want to beg for yourself or others, when you will be pleading the merits of your Lord and Saviour and uniting with Him in His intercession.

Think what great mercy you have received which calls for your thanksgiving.

So when the time of Communion comes you will be prepared to use it.

Sunday Thoughts.

Wake up, if you can, with the thought, "This is the day which the Lord hath made, we will rejoice and be glad in it" (Ps. cxviii. 24). And encourage feelings of rejoicing in God's bountiful mercy and of quiet confidence in Him.

many as intend to be partakers of the Holy Communion shall signify their names to the Curate, at least some time the day before.

And if any of those be an open and notorious evil liver, or have done any wrong to his neighbours by word or deed, so that the Congregation be thereby offended; the Curate, having knowledge thereof, shall call him and advertise him, that in any wise he presume not to come to the Lord's Table, until he hath openly declared himself to have truly repented and amended his former naughty life, that the Congregation may thereby be satisfied, which before were offended; and that he hath recompensed the parties, to whom he hath done wrong; or at least declare himself to be in full purpose so to do, as soon as he conveniently may.

The same order shall the Curate use with those betwixt whom he perceiveth malice and hatred to reign; not suffering them to be partakers of the Lord's Table, until he know them to be reconciled. And if one of the parties so at variance be content to forgive from the bottom of his heart all that the other hath trespassed against him, and to make amends for that he himself hath offended; and the other party will not be persuaded to a godly unity, but remain still in his frowardness and malice: the Minister in that case ought to admit the penitent person to the Holy Communion, and not him that is obstinate. Provided that every Minister so repelling any, as is specified in this, or the next precedent Paragraph of this Rubrick, shall be obliged to give an account of the same to the Ordinary within fourteen days after at the farthest. And the Ordinary shall proceed against the offending person according to the Canon.

The Table, at the Communion-time having a fair white linen cloth upon it, shall stand in the body of the Church, or in the Chancel, where Morning and Evening Prayer are appointed to be said. And the Priest standing at the North-side of the Table shall say the Lord's Prayer, with the Collect following, the people kneeling.

UR Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be

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Thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, As it is in heaven. Give us

This Rubric encourages friendly intercourse between clergy and people, giving opportunity for such instruction as may be needed.

This is a plain warning that none should presume to come to Holy Communion, who are allowing themselves in any wilful sin. They must first repent and put away their sin.

This declares the absolute necessity of being in charity with all men.