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<strong>The</strong> Communion.<br />

haue obteigned remi±ion <strong>of</strong> our ƒynnes, and be made partakers<br />

<strong>of</strong> the kyngdom <strong>of</strong> heauen, where<strong>of</strong> wee bee a±ured<br />

and a±erteigned, yf wee come to the ƒayde Sacrament, with<br />

hartie repentaunce fo° our <strong>of</strong>fences, ¥edfa¥ faithe in<br />

Goddes mercye, and earne¥ mynde to obeye Goddes will,<br />

and to <strong>of</strong>fende no mo°e. Wherefo°e our duetie is, to come to<br />

theƒe holy mi¥eries, with mo¥e heartie thankes to bee geuen<br />

to almightie G O D , fo° his infinite mercie and benefites<br />

geuen and be¥owed vpon vs his vnwo°thye ƒeruauntes, fo°<br />

whom he hath not onely geuen his body to death, and ƒhed<br />

his bloude, but alƒo doothe voucheƒaue in a Sacrament and<br />

Mi¥ery, to geue vs his ƒayed bodye and bloud to feede vpon<br />

ƒpiritually. <strong>The</strong> whyche Sacrament beyng ƒo Diuine and<br />

holy a thyng, and ƒo comfo°table to them whiche receyue it<br />

wo°thilye, and ƒo daungerous to them that wyll p°eƒume to<br />

take the ƒame vnwo°thely: My duetie is to exho°te you in the<br />

meane ƒeaƒon, to conƒider the greatnes <strong>of</strong> the thing, and to<br />

ƒerche and examine your owne conƒciences, and that not<br />

lyghtly no° after the maner <strong>of</strong> di±imulers with G O D :<br />

But as they whiche ƒhoulde come to a mo¥e Godly and<br />

heauenly Banket, not to come but in the mariage garment<br />

required <strong>of</strong> God in ƒcripture, that you may (ƒo muche as<br />

lieth in you) be founde wo°thie to come to ƒuche a table. <strong>The</strong><br />

waies and meanes thereto is.<br />

Fir¥, that you be truly repentaunt <strong>of</strong> your fo°mer euill<br />

life, and that you confe±e with an vnfained hearte to<br />

almightie God, youre ƒynnes and vnkyndnes towardes his<br />

Maie¥ie committed, either by will, wo°de o° dede, infirmitie<br />

o° igno°aunce: and that with inwarde ƒo°owe & teares you<br />

bewaile your <strong>of</strong>fences, & require <strong>of</strong> almightie God mercie &<br />

pardon, p°omiƒing to him (from the botome <strong>of</strong> your hartes)<br />

thamendment <strong>of</strong> your fo°mer lyfe. And emonges all others,<br />

I am commaunded <strong>of</strong> God, eƒpecially to moue and exho°te<br />

you to reconcile yourƒelfes to your neighbo°s, whom you<br />

haue <strong>of</strong>fended, o° who hath <strong>of</strong>fended you, putting out <strong>of</strong><br />

your heartes al hatred and malice again¥ them, and to be in

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