cords of the fear of Thee, and with ceaseless vigour drive out, I pray Thee, all the fancies and foul imaginations which the devil, that most shameless of pedlars, is so often wont to spread out before me in Church, at the time of prayer; lest my soul, being sorely tempted, and led astray by the wiles of that deceiver, should be drawn into consent, and should be thereby choked. Make haste to help me, O most mighty Lord Jesus; suffer me not to be taken in the snares of the devil, or to be overcome of my own wickedness. Keep me from that which is evil, strengthen me in that which is good; that so I may escape the peril of eternal damnation, and may pass with Thee into the everlasting tabernacles of the Heavenly Jerusalem.
CHAPTER XXIII
☙ Of the Lord's Supper, in which, after partaking
of the Paschal Lamb, Christ Jesus instituted the
Sacrament of His Own Body and Blood
BLESS Thee, and give thanks to Thee,
O Lord Jesus Christ, Bread of Life,
and Fountain of the Water of Salvation, for the most Holy Feast of Thy
Last Supper with Thy disciples, which with great
desire Thou hadst long time desired to celebrate.
At that Feast, Thou, O Lord, King of Heaven and
of Earth, didst sup at the same table, and from the
same dish, as Thy poor and humble disciples, and
in the presence of the traitor Judas; and, during
that supper Thou didst pour forth sweet words of
holy exhortation, and didst strive by gentle warning, to turn back from his wicked purpose Judas
himself.
