I. The Examination upon the Sixth 1. Doft thou endeavour as much as in thee lies, to preserve the Lives of all Men; as bearing the fame Image of thy Maker with thee? 2. Art thou a Lover, a Follower, a Procurer of Peace, among those with whom thy Converfation is ? 3. Haft thou been either caufelefly or finfully angry? Haft thou born Malice, Hatred, or Revenge in thine Heart? Haft thou forgiven, haft thou loved thine Enemy for Chrift's fake who loved thee, when thou wert yet his Enemy? 4. Haft thou Compaffionate, Bowels? Haft thou to thy power, Fed and Cloathed them whom thou haft known to be ready to perifh with Hunger and Cold? 5. Haft 2. Haft thou defrauded Servants of their Wages, Labourers of their Hiretor Creditors of their just Debts? The Examination on the Ninth Commandment. I to stand I.. HA Aft thou upon all Occa fions been Witness to the Truth, without fear or flattery? 1 2. Haft thou faid any thing falfly, that hath been injurious to the good Name and Reputation of another? Or, haft thou pleased thy felf, either in inventing, or spreading Rumors of that kind? 3. Doft thou willingly give ear to Slanderers, and to fuch as go about with Lies? Or, doft thou abhor them, both in thy Self and Others? The I. The Examination on the Tentha D Commandment. Oft thou rest contented in that Condition, or State of Life, wherein God hath placed thee? Or haft thou at any time inordinately lufted after that which belongs to Others? 2. Haft thou entertained fecret Covetings in thy Thoughts, with any Delight or Complacency? Or, haft thou laboured to reftrain them, and quench them in their firft Beginnings? When the Sick Man hath diftin&tly read," and seriously confidered thefe feveral Articles; let him then thus make Applica tion. 1. When his Confcience accufeth him, he may fay thus. I confefs my Guilt. And, O my God, wash it away in the Blood of Jesus: and be merciful to me a Miferable Sinner. 2. When he doubts, and is in fufpence, he may fay thus. O God, enlighten me, and cleanfe me from my Secret Faults. 3. When 4. Hereby the Sick Man declares, he doth Dye in the Peace and Communion of the true Church. And yet 'tis pertinent to Obferve; That tho' the Church of England doth allow of Private Sacraments, yet it is with cer tain Limitations and Restrictions. For, 1. The Sick Perfon must give timely notice to the Curate. It being not decent, that so Solemn an Action as this, fhould be done in a hurry. 2. He must fignify, how many there are to Communicate with him; (Which shall be Three, or Two at the least.) 3. There must be a convenient Place in the Sick Man's House, with all things neceffary so prepa red; that the Curate may Reverently Adminifter. Thefe Commu❤ Thefe Directions being obferved, and not otherwife, the Sick Man (who is not able to come to the Church, and yet is defirous to receive it in his own House ;) may have the H. Communion privately Adminiftred. But if it fo happen, (as the Church instructs us) That a Man, nion of either by reafon of extremity of the Sick. Sickness, or for want of due Warning to the Curate, or for lack of Company to Receive with him; or by any other juft Impediment, do not Receive the Sacrament of Christ's Body and Blood; yet if he truly repent of his Sins, and stedfaftly believes that Chrift hath fuffered Death upon the Crofs for him, and fhed his Blood for his Redemption; earnestly remembring the Benefits he hath thereby, and giving him hearty Thanks for them: He doth then Eat and Drink the Body and Blood of our Saviour Chrift, profi P tably |