The rule and exercises of holy living. In which are described the means and instruments of obtaining every vertue, and the remedies against every vice, and considerations serving to the resisting all temptations. Together with prayers containing the whole duty of a Christian, and the parts of devotion fitted to all occasions, and furnish'd for all necessities.

The Petition.

Therefore O blessed Jesu, who art my Saviour and my God, whose body is my food, and thy righteousnesse is my robe, thou art the Priest and the Sacrifice, the Master of the feast, and the Feast it self, the Physician of my soul, the light of my eyes, the purifier of my stains: enter into my heart, and cast out from thence all impurities, all the remains of the Old man; and grant I may partake of this holy Sacrament with much reve∣rence and holy relish, and great effect, receiving hence the communication of thy holy body and blood, for the establishment of an unreproveable faith, of an unfained love, for the fulnesse of wis∣dom, for the healing my soul, for the blessing and preservation of my body, for the taking out the sting of temporal death, and for the assurance of a holy resurrection, for the ejection of all evil from within me, and the fulfilling all thy righteous Commandements, and to procure for me a mercy and a fair reception at the day of judgement, through thy mercies O holy and ever blessed Sa∣viour Jesus. Amen.

Here also may be added the prayer after receiving the cup. * Ejaculations to be said before or at the receiving the holy Sacrament

Like as the Hart desireth the water-brooks: so longeth my soul after thee, O God. My soul is a∣thirst for God, yea even for the living God, when shall I come before the presence of God?

O Lord my God great are thy wondrous works which thou hast done: like as be also thy thoughts which are to us-ward, and yet there is no man that ordereth them unto thee.

O send out thy light and thy truth, that they may lead me, and bring me unto thy holy hill and to thy dwelling: And that I may go unto the Al∣tar of God, even unto the God of my joy and gladnesse: and with my heart will I give thanks to thee O God my God.

I will wash my hands in innocency, O Lord: & so will I go to thine altar: that I may shew the voice of thanksgiving, & tell of all thy wondrous works.

Examine me, O Lord, and prove me, try out my reins and my heart: For thy loving kindnesse is now and ever before my eyes: and I will walk in thy truth.

Thou shalt prepare a table before me against them that trouble me: thou hast anointed my head with oil, and my cup shall be full. But thy loving kindnesse and mercy shall follow me all the dayes of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.

This is the bread that cometh down from Hea∣ven, that a man may eat thereof and not dye.

Whoso eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me and I in him: and hath eternal life abiding in him, & I wil raise him up at the last day

Lord whither shall we go but to thee: thou hast the words of eternal life?

If any man thirst let him come unto me & drink.

The bread which we break, is it not the com∣munication of the body of Christ? and the cup which we drink, is it not the communication of the blood of Christ? What are those wounds in thy hands? They are those with w^ch I was wound∣ed in the house of my friends, Zech. 13.6.