Chap. VI A Petition Concerning the Exercise Proper Before Communion
The Voice of the Disciple.
1. When I consider thy greatness, O Lord, and my own vileness, I tremble very much, and am confounded in myself:
For if I come not to thee, I fly from life; and if I intrude myself unworthily, I incur thy displeasure.
What then shall I do, O my God, my helper, my counsellor in necessities?
2. Do thou teach me the right way: appoint me some short exercise proper for the holy communion:
For it is necessary to know in what manner I should reverently and devoutly prepare my heart to thee, for the profitable receiving of thy sacrament, or for celebrating also so great and divine a sacrifice.