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WHY should I, O God, who by innumerable wayes have offended thee, why should I dare to come to thy Table, which none ought to approach but obe∣dient Children, and faithful Ser∣vants! But seeing thy fatherly Goodness this day doth invite me to receive the blessed Pledg∣es
of my Peace and Reconcilia∣tion with thee; and seeing thy well-beloved Son, whose Death I now with all Thankfulness com∣memorate, doth call unto him those, and only those, who tra∣vail and are heavy laden; to whom the remembrance of their Sins is grievous, and the burthen of them is intolerable. Finding my self in this number, I know thou wilt not reject me. Raise, O raise up my Heart and Spirit unto thee. Strengthen my Faith, and help my Infirmities. Grant me power to perform and to per∣severe in all those good things thou now requirest at my hands; and grant that the whole course of my Life may be answerable to the present purposes of my Heart: and bring me at last to the enjoyment of those Blessings which at this thy holy Table thou art pleased to propound unto me. Amen.
O My God raise up my Thoughts unto thee, in∣crease my Faith, Hope and Cha∣rity; warm my Heart with the divine Fire of thy Love, purifie my Conscience with the Spirit of Sanctification. Grant this day I may with full affiance in thee re∣ceive the Pledges of thy Good∣ness, and the Seals of that Cove∣nant, which thou hast graciously contracted with me by the Me∣diation of thy Son my Saviour.
O My God, save and deliver me from all my Offences, and at the end of my Life receive me into thy heavenly Kingdom; to the accomplishment of all those things which are represented at thy holy Table: Let my future Conversation be as one of thy Sheep, living in thy Church an Example of Peaceableness, Cha∣rity, Humility, Patience and Ju∣stice.
Give me a firm reliance upon thy Promises, a holy zeal for thy Worship, and a sincere obedience to all thy Commands. Fill my Heart with spiritual Joy, keep me from the immoderate Cares of the World, and among all disquiets here, give me that Peace which the World can nei∣ther give nor take away from me.