CONTENTS

OF

THE FIFTEENTH VOLUME.

THE GOLDEN GROVE;

Or, a Manual of Daily Prayers and Litanies, fitted to the Days of

the Week: containing a short Summary of what is to be believed,

practised, and desired

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CREDENDA; or, what is to be believed

AGENDA; or, Things to be done.....

POSTULANDA; or, Things to be prayed for ....

Festival Hymns .....

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THE PSALTER OF DAVID;

With Titles and Collects, according to the Matter of each Psalm :

whereunto are added, 'Devotions for the Help and Assistance of

all Christian People, in all Occasions and Necessities'...........

Devotions for several Occasions

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A COLLECTION OF OFFICES,

Or Forms of Prayer in cases Ordinary and Extraordinary; taken out

of the Scriptures, and the Ancient Liturgies of several Churches,

especially the Greek ...

Morning Prayer, throughout the Year .....

Evening Prayer, throughout the Year...

Additionals to the foregoing Offices.

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Varieties to be added upon the Great Festivals of the Year........

An Office or Order for the Administration of the Holy Sacrament of

the Lord's Supper, according to the way of the Apostolical Churches,

and the Doctrine of the Church of England

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A Form of Administration of the Holy Sacrament of Baptism ......

The Devotions and proper Offices for Women...

306

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316

The Offices or Forms of Prayer and Devotion for the Miserable and

Afflicted

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332

A Form of Devotion; to be used and said in the Days of Sorrow and

Affliction of a Family, or of Private Persons

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371

A Form of Prayer or Thanksgiving ..

378

THE WORTHY COMMUNICANT;

Or, a Discourse of the Nature, Effects, and Blessings, consequent

to the worthy Receiving of the Lord's Supper; and of all the Duties

required in order to a worthy Preparation: together with the Cases

of Conscience occurring in the Duty of him that ministers and of

him that communicates; as also Devotions fitted to every part of

: the Ministration....

The Introduction

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391
397

CHAP. I.

OF THE NATURE, EXCELLENCIES, USES, AND INTENTION OF THE

HOLY SACRAMENT OF THE LORD'S SUPPER.

Of the several Apprehensions of Men concerning it... 404

SECTION II.

What it is, which we receive in the Holy Sacrament ......

That in the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper there are represented and

exhibited many great Blessings, upon the special Account of that

sacred Ministry, proved in general .....

SECTION IV.

The Blessings and Graces of the Holy Sacrament enumerated and

proved particularly.................

SECTION V.

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Practical Conclusions from the preceding Discourses..............

SECTION VI.

Devotions preparatory to this Mystery

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445

CHAP. II.

OF OUR GENERAL PREPARATION TO THE WORTHY RECEPTION OF THE

BLESSED SACRAMENT, AND THE PARTICIPATION OF THE MYSTERIES.

SECTION I.

Of Examination of ourselves in order to the Holy Communion

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Of Examination of ourselves in the Matter of our Prayers, in order to

a holy Communion.....

SECTION V.

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470

480

Of preparatory Examination of ourselves in some other Instances.... 486

SECTION VI.

Devotions to be used upon the Days of our Examination, relative to

OF FAITH, AS IT IS A NECESSARY DISPOSITION TO THE

BLESSED SACRAMENT.

SECTION I.

Of Catechumens, or unbaptized Persons ....

SECTION II.

Of communicating Infants.........

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SECTION III.

Whether Innocents, Fools, and Madmen, may be admitted to the Holy

Communion

SECTION IV.

Of actual Faith, as it is a necessary Disposition to the Sacrament

Of the proper and specific Work of Faith in the Reception of the Holy

Communion....

520

SECTION VI.

Meditations and Devotions relative to this preparatory Grace; to be

used in the Days of Preparation, or at any Time of Spiritual Com-

munion

534

Forgiveness of Injuries a necessary Part of Preparation to the Holy

543

Devotions relative to this Grace of Charity: to be used, by way of Exer-

cise and Preparation to the Divine Mysteries, in any Time or Part

of our Life; but especially before and at the Communion... 579

The Necessity of Repentance in order to the Holy Sacrament...... 585