A36061:123
A Directory for the Public Worship of God
A directory for the public worship of God, throughout the three kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland together with an ordinance of Parliament for the taking away of the Book of common-prayer, ... die Jovis, 13. Martii, 1644 / ordered by the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, that this ordinance and directory be forthwith printed and published.A directory for the publique worship of God, throughout the three kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland together with an ordinance of Parliament for the taking away of the Book of common-prayer, ... die Jovis, 13. Martii, 1644 / ordered by the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, that this ordinance and directory bee forthwith printed and published.
London: printed for Evan Tyler, 1644
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
According to the Institution, command, and example of our Lord Jesus Christ, I take this Cup, and give it unto you ⟨p. 55⟩(Here he giveth it to the Communicants,) This Cup is the new Testament in the Blood of Christ, which is shed for the remission of the sins of many; Drink ye all of it.
After all have communicated, the Minister may, in a few words, put them in mind
Of the grace of God, in Jesus Christ held forth in this Sacrament, and exhort them to walk worthy of it.
The Minister is to give solemn thanks to God,
For his rich mercy, and invaluable goodness vouchsafed to them in that Sacrament, and to entreat for pardon for the defects of the whole service, and for the gracious assistance of his good Spirit, whereby they may be enabled to walk in the strength of that Grace, as becometh those who have received so great pledges of salvation.