To come to the table, to be present at the supper,1 to here and see what is there don, yea & to receive the holy mysteries of thy body & blood there set forth unto us, profiteth us nothing at all▪ if we faithfully believe not, that thy body was broken & thy blood shed for our sins, and that by the alone oblation thereof done once for all, our since are forgiven us,2 thy heavenly father is reconciled unto us his wrath stored up through sin against us, is pacified, quietness of conscience and everlasting life is given us, but rather turneth unto our damnation, because we eat of this bread and drink of this cup unworthily: and shall with that Hypocrite, which presumed to come unto the marriage, not having ⟨image 126⟩the wedding garment, be bound hand and foot,3 and caste into utter darkness, where weeping and gnashing of teeth shall be. Therefore we most humbly beseech thee, to give us grace according to thy holy Apostles counsel, diligently to prove, try & examine our selves, whether such repentance, such faith, such love,4 such disposition toward all godliness be found in us, or not as thou dost require in them, which come worthily & with fruit unto thy table. And forasmuch as it is thy gift to repent heartily, to believe truly, to love unfeignedly, & to be disposed earnestly, to embrace true godliness, and to go forward in the same from virtue to virtue unto the end, grant, we most entirely pray thee,5 we may so repent, that the fruits of repentance may be found in us, so believe, that we may knowledge y• our alone saviour, so love ⟨p. cxi⟩that all our affection may be set on the alone, and so embrace true godliness, that our h•le life may be a clear Mirror of virtue & goodness. So shall we through thy mercy, be found worthy guests of this thy table,6 & receive these holy mysteries unto the salvation of our souls, yea so shall we be well assured of the remission and forgiveness of all our since by the breaking of thy blessed body and the shedding of thy precious blood our consciences shall be quiet, our hearts shall be filled with all true and spiritual joy, we shall triumph over Satan, sin, death, hell, and desperation, we shall be partakers of all the fruits and merits of thy blessed passion, and be made one bo•ye with thee, and fellow heirs of everlasting glory. O Lord God, let it so come to pass for the honour of thy name. Amen.
To come to the table, to be presēt at the supper,1 to here and se what is there don, yea & to receiue ye holy mistiries of thy body & bloud ther setforth vnto vs, profiteth vs nothyng at all▪ if we faithfully beleue not, that thy bodi was brokē & thy bloud shed for our sinnes, and that by the alone oblacion therof done once for al, our syns are forgeuen vs,2 thy heuenly father is recōciled vnto vs his wrath stored vp thorow sin against vs, is pacified, quietnes of consciēce and euerlasting lyfe is geuen vs, but rather turneth vnto our dāpnacion, because we eat of thys breade and drinck of this cuppe vnworthely: and shal with that Hipocrite, whyche presumed to come vnto the mariage, not hauing ⟨image 126⟩ye wedding garmēt, be boūd hād and fote,3 and caste into vtter darcknes, wher weping and gnashīg of teeth shalbe. Therfor we most hūbly besech the, to geue vs grace according to thy holy Apostles councel, diligently to proue, try & examin our selfes, whether such repentance, such faith, such loue,4 suche disposition toward al godlines be foūd in vs, or not as thou dost require in them, whych come worthely & with frute vnto thy table. And forasmuch as it is thy gift to repēt hertely, to beleue truly, to loue vnfaynedly, & to be disposed earnestly, to ēbrace true godlynes, and to go forward in ye same from vertueto vertue vnto the end, graunt, we most entirely pray the,5 we may so repent, that ye frutes of repentāce may be foūd in vs, so beleue, that we may knoledge y• our alone sauiour, so loue ⟨p. cxi⟩that al oure affeccion may be set on the alone, and so embrace true godlynes, that our h•le lyfe may be a cleare Myrrour of vertue & goodnesse. So shall we thorowe thi merci, be foūd worthi gests of this thy table,6 & receiue these holy misteries vnto ye saluacyon of our soules, yea so shal we be wel assured of the remission and forgeuenes of all our synnes by the breaking of thy blessed body and the sheding of thi precious bloud our consciences shalbe quiet, our hertes shalbe filled wyth all true and spirituall ioye, wee shall tryumph ouer Satan, sinne, death, hell, and desperacyon, we shal be partakers of all the fruites and merytes of thy blessed passyon, and bee made one boye wyth the, and fellowe heyres of euerlastynge glorye. O Lord God, lette it so come to passe for the honour of thy name. Amen.
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- 2Hebru. vii▪ ix.x.
- 3•ath. xxii
- 4i. Cori. •i.
- 5Math. iii.
- 6Phil lp. ii.
