...thfe, and of thy Almighty goodness vouchsafe so to bless and sanctify tcith thy Word and holy Spirit these thy gifts and creatures of Bread and Wine, that they may be unto tis the Body and Blood of thy most dearly beloved Son ; so that ice receiving them according to thy...

...fountain of Bap" tism," &c. k " Hear us, O merciful Father, we beseech thee, and with thy Holy Spi" rit and Word, vouchsafe to bless and sanctify these thy...blood of thy " most dearly beloved Son Jesus Christ." NB If it should be asked, how they are so unto us, if they be not first absolutely so ? Answ . They...

...Baptism," &c. k " Hear us, O merciful Father, we beseech thee, and with thy Holy Spirit and H"ni if, vouchsafe to bless and sanctify these thy gifts, and creatures of bread and wine, that they may he unto us the body and blood of thy most dearly beloved Son Jesus Christ." NB If it should be asked,...

...since left out, " With thy Holy Spirit vouchsafe to bless and sanctify these thy gifts and creaures of bread and wine, that they may be unto us the body and blood of thy rnost dearly-beloved Son," &c. To tlie consecration was also joined the prayer of thanksgiving now...

...memory of that his precious death until his coming again ; hear us, O merciful Father, we beseech thee, and with thy Holy Spirit and Word, vouchsafe to bless...the body and blood of thy most dearly beloved Son Jesu Christ, who, in the same night that he was betrayed, took bread, and when he had and distinct...

...which we now use, was joined; except the words that were afterwards left out, " With thy Holy Spirit vouchsafe to bless, and sanctify, these thy gifts...the body and blood of thy most dearly beloved Son, &c." The Prayer of Thanksgiving, now used, was also joined to the Consecration. The Litany, which consisted...

...Almightie goodnefie he may vouchfafe fo to blefle and fanctifie with his Word and Spirit thefe gifts of bread and wine, that they may be unto us the body and blood of Chrift. The change here is made a work of God's omnipotencie ; tlie words of the Mafle, ut fiant nobis...

...destroyed. In the consecration of the Eucharist this prayer had been retained, " With thy Holy Spirit vouchsafe to bless and sanctify these thy gifts and...the body and blood of thy most dearly beloved Son *," &c. They were willing to preserve, in this prayer, somewhat of the Church of Rome's Liturgy, which...

...joined as a part of it, only with these words, that are since left out ; With thy holy Spirit votichsafe to bless and sanctify these thy gifts and creatures of bread and wine, that they may be unto a* the body and blood of thy most dearly beloved Son, &c. To the consecration was also joined the prayer...

...first Service Book of Edward VI. in which the following clause occurs in the prayer of consecration : " With " thy holy Spirit and word vouchsafe to bless...blood of thy most dearly beloved Son Jesus Christ." To avoid such inferences as that which was here and elsewhere drawn by Gardyner, the clause was altered...