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The common prayer-book, the best companion to prepare communicants for a worthy receiving the Lord's Supper : being a preparatory office, collected out of the liturgy of the Church of England. Containing Every Thing necessary to be known or done on this solemn Occasion: To which are prefixed, three Discourses on the following Subjects: Discourse I. On the dignity of the Holy Sacrament of the Lord's Supper. - The method of receiving it in St. Paul's time. - The reason why so many in the present age neglect the Lord's Supper. - The great danger that those are in, who never come to the Holy Sacrament. Discourse II. Of the mercifulness of God to penitent sinners, evinced from the words of our Saviour. - The qualifications of such as are to receive this mercy and pardon. - The end for which God proposes to give us his pardon. Discourse III. Of the necessity of a due preparation for the Lord's Supper. - The scruple concerning Unworthiness removed. - How a man may be satisfied that he is prepared, according to what God requires of him. Revised and corrected by a clergyman of the Church of England. To the whole of which is added, the Book of Psalms, digested into prayers and Meditations, very useful in conducting us to those best adapted to our present Occasions; and necessary to be added to our other Devotions.
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- Book
- Series:
- Eighteenth century collections online. Part 1.
- Standardized Title:
- Common-prayer-book the best companion to prepare communicants.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bible--Sermons--Early works to 1800.
- Bible.
- Lord's Supper--Prayers and devotions--Early works to 1800.
- Lord's Supper.
- Prayers--Early works to 1800.
- Prayers.
- Genre:
- Sermons.
- Prayers and devotions.
- Prayers.
- Devotional literature.
- Physical Description:
- 4 unnumbered pages,178 pages, 6 unnumbered pages ; 8⁰
- Place of Publication:
- Bath : printed and sold by J. Watts. Sold also by T. Shrimpton, York Buildings, [1750?]
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- text file
- Notes:
- Compiled by William Howell.
- Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. s2009 miunns
- Reproduction of original from British Library.
- Cited in:
- English Short Title Catalog, T118603.
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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