The book of common prayer, and administration of the sacraments, and other rites and ceremonies of the church, according to the use of the Church of England : together with the psalter or Psalms of David, pointed as they are to be sung or said in churches . nor quench the fmoking not up thy tender mercies indifpleafure 5 but make him to hearof joy and gladnefs, that the boneswhich thou haft broken may re-joice. Deliver him from fear ofthe enemy, and lift up the light ofthy countenance upon him y andgive him peace, through the meritsand mediation of Jefus Chrift ourLord. Amen. The COM
The book of common prayer, and administration of the sacraments, and other rites and ceremonies of the church, according to the use of the Church of England : together with the psalter or Psalms of David, pointed as they are to be sung or said in churches . nor quench the fmoking not up thy tender mercies indifpleafure 5 but make him to hearof joy and gladnefs, that the boneswhich thou haft broken may re-joice. Deliver him from fear ofthe enemy, and lift up the light ofthy countenance upon him y andgive him peace, through the meritsand mediation of Jefus Chrift ourLord. Amen. The COMMUNION of the SICK. ^. TT^ORASIS^CH as all mortal Men befubjeB to inanyfiidden Perils, Dif-Xr eafes, and SickneJJes, and ever uncertain what Timetheyf jail depart outof this Life; therefore^ to the Intent they may be always in a Readinefs todie, whenfoever it Jhallpleafe Almighty God to call them, the Curates jhall dili^gently from time to time (but efpecially in the Tijjie of Feftilence, or other infec-tious Sicknefs) exhort their Parijhioners to the often receiving oftheHolyCommu-nion of the Body and Blood of our Saviour Chrift, when it Jhall be publickly ad-? ijkred in the Church; that fo doing, they ??iay, in cafe offudden Fifit at ion. inini. have the lefsCaufe to be difquieted for lack of the fame. But ifthefickPerfon benot able to come to the Church, and yet is dejirous to receive the Communion in hisHoufe; then he muft give timely Notice to the Curate,fig?7ifying alfo how manythere are to communicate with him (which ftoall be Three, or Two at the leajf)and having a convenient Place in the Sick Mans Houfe, with aU Things necef-fary fo prepared, that the Curate tnay reverently mintfter, he ftjallthere celebratethe Holy Communion, begifining with the Collet, Epiflle, andGofpel here follcwing : The Epijile. Hebr. xii. 5. MY fon, defpife not thou thechallening of the Lord, norfaint when thou art rebuked ofhim. For whom the Lord loveth,he chafteneth j and fcourgeth everyfon w
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