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3. When his Confcience acquits him, he may fay thus. Lord, I bless thee, for keeping me from this Sin.

A Prayer after Examination.

Lord God, I have now by thy affiftance confidered my evil ways. O thou who only knoweft, the Heart, and who only canft change it; create in me fuch a broken and contrite Heart, (which thou haft promifed not to defpife) and fo deep a fenfe of my own Sin and Mifery; that my Repentance may bear fome proportion to my. Guilt. O my God, pardon all my Tranfgreffions; and perfect that good Work thou haft begun in me, for the Merits of Jefus my Saviour. Amen.

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The Lord's-Prayer is always to Conclude the Sick Chriftian's Private Devotions.

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The Sick Man's Communicating.

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to confider his Receiving the H. Communion. Which is called. the Dying Chriftian's Viaticum, to fit and prepare him for his laft and longest Journey. For,

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1. This H. Sacrament is God's Seal of Pardon, to all that Re.. ceive it with Faith and Repen tance Loft widmen C

2. This arms the Dying Chris fian against the Fear of Death: by fetting Jefus before him, who Died for him, and hath pulled out the Sting of Death.

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This affures him of his own Refurrection. Whofo eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raife at the last day. Joh. 6.54. 4. Here

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rence; Kneeling, and religioufly Bowing thy felf before him, and before him alone?

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The Examination upon the Third Commandment.

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Aft thou 'ufed vain, impertinent, customary

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2. Haft thou Sworn any thing falfe, knowing it to be fo; making the Name of God a Broker to thy Lies?

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3. Haft thou been Perjured, by violating any Publick Oath made to thy lawful Superiors; or failed in any private Engagement, which hath been in thy power to perform?

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Haft thou broken any vo'luntary, religious, deliberate Vow; made purposely to God, and to his Glory?

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5. How far haft thou kept that great and folemn Vow which was made for thee in Baptifm? Or, haft thou feriously confidered thy frequent and dangerous Violations of it?

6. Haft thou given God, upon all Occafions offered, the Honour due unto his Name; or hast thou any ways fpoken of him, without Fear or Reve

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7. Haft thou abufed either God's Name, or any of his Creatures, in Curfes, or bitter Execrations?

The Examination upon the Fourth Commandment.

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I.. Aft thou kept the Lord'sDay holy; or hath it been as a common Day unto thee?

2. Haft thou conftantly Sanctified this Day; either by being

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present at the Publick Service of the Church; or (being hindred of this) by Private Prayer, and Reading of holy Books?

3. Doft thou fhew forth thy Charity this Day, in Works of Mercy, to them that ftand in need of thee ?

The Examination upon the Fifth
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rents; thy Queen and Sovereign, and all that have a lawful Authority over thee?

2. Haft thou upon all Occafions affifted them to thy Power, and offered up daily Prayers to? God for them?

3. Haft thou refpected thy Spiritual Guides, fuch as Labour for thy Soul; or haft thou grieved or defpifed any of thofe whom thou art bound to honour?

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