...better words in doing this, than those provided for us by our Reformers in allusion to our text : " And here we offer and present unto thee, O Lord, ourselves,...reasonable, holy and lively sacrifice unto thee." Let me next be permitted to remind the impe. nitent and careless sinner, that if he do not present...

...when we communicate, make an oblation of ourselves. Thus in the prayer after the communion we read, " Here we offer and present unto thee, O Lord, ourselves,...reasonable, holy, and lively sacrifice unto thee." That the eucharist may be called a sacrifice of praise. We do therein offer our praises and thanksgivings...

...former exhortation. And for this also the church will supply you with a most suitable form of words, ' Here we offer and present unto thee, O Lord, ourselves,...reasonable, holy, and lively sacrifice unto thee.' Oh ! that every member of your bodies, every faculty of your minds, and every emotion of your hearts,...

...grant, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ, and through faith in his blood, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remission of our sins,...we, who are partakers of this holy Communion, may be fulfilled with thy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy, through our manifold...

...grant that by the merits and death of Thy SON JESUS CHRIST and through faith in His blood, we and all Thy whole Church may obtain remission of our sins...passion. And here we offer and present unto Thee (O LORD) ourself, our souls, and bodies, to be a reasonable, holy, and lively sacrifice unto Thee, humbly beseeching...

...POPULAR EXCUSES FOR NEGLECTING THE LORD'S SUPPER. THE PRAYER. O LORD, -we offer and present unto Thee, ourselves, our souls, and bodies, to be a reasonable,...beseeching Thee, that all we, who are partakers of Thy holy communion, may be fulfilled with Thy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy,...

...Him, and He in us." Compare it with this unreserved and uncom•? promising dedication of himself: " And here we offer and present unto thee, O Lord, ourselves,...reasonable, holy, and lively sacrifice unto thee." Now, contrast these glaring professions, and ardent declarations of devotedness, loyalty, and love,...

...grant that, by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ, and through faith in his blood, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remission of our sins,...we who are partakers of this holy communion may be fulfilled with thy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be unworthy through our manifold...

...grant that, by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ, and through faith in his blood, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remission of our sins,...lively sacrifice unto thee ; humbly beseeching thee incessantly, than ever we have done heretofore. Amen, amen. — BISHOP KEN. LORD, I have received this...

...in the remarkable passage which stands at the head of this discourse, recurs in the next sentence. " And here, we offer and present unto thee, O Lord,...reasonable, holy, and lively sacrifice unto thee." And that the sentiment may be still further expanded and enforced, it is added, "And although we be...