Praying the Dead out of Purgatory, no Adoration of the Consecrated Elements; nothing that supposes a Corporal Presence, either by Trans- or Con- Substantiation in short, nothing but what is Primitive, and agreeable to Scripture, and practised by the best-recommended and enlightened ages.

CONTENTS.*

The Order for the Holy Communion.

The Order of Confirmation.

The Visitation of the Sick.

The Communion of the Sick.

* Inserted by the Editor.-P. H.

THE

ORDER FOR THE ADMINISTRATION

OF THE

LORD'S SUPPER, OR HOLY COMMUNION.

Every Priest shall take particular care not to admit any to the Holy Sacrament of the Eucharist, but those whom he knows to be in the Communion of the Church, or else is certified thereof by sufficient testimony. And to the end this Order may be observed, so many as intend to be partakers of the Holy Communion, shall signify their names to the Priest at least some time the day before.

And if any of those be an open and notorious evil-liver, or have done any wrong to his neighbour by word or deed, so that the Congregation be thereby offended; the Priest, having knowledge thereof, shall call him, and advertise him, that in any wise he presume not to come to the Lord's Table, until he hath openly declared himself to have truly repented and amended his former wicked life, that the Congregation may thereby be satisfied, which before was offended; and that he hath recompensed the parties to whom he hath done wrong, or at least declare himself in full purpose so to do, as soon as he conveniently may.

¶The same order shall the Priest use with those, betwixt whom he perceiveth malice and hatred to reign; not suffering them to be partakers of the Lord's Table, until he know them to be reconciled. And if one of the parties so at variance be content to forgive from the bottom of his heart all that the other hath trespassed against him, and to make amends for that he himself hath offended; and the other party will not be persuaded to a godly unity, but remaineth still in his frowardness and malice; the Priest in that case ought to admit the penitent person to the Holy Communion, and not him that is obstinate. Provided that every Priest, so repelling any, as is specified in this or the next precedent paragraph of this Rubric, shall be obliged to give an account of the same to the Bishop, or the Ordinary of the place, within fourteen days after at the farthest.

The Altar at the Communion-time, having a fair white linen cloth upon it, shall stand at the east end of the Church or Chapel. And the Priest and People, standing with their faces towards the Altar, shall say or sing (in the same manner as the Psalms for the day are said or sung) for the Introit the Psalm appointed for that day, according to that translation which is in the Book of Common Prayer.

Note, that whenever in this Office the Priest is directed to turn to the Altar, or to stand or kneel before it, or with his face towards it, it is always meant that he should stand or kneel on the North side thereof.