THE HOLY COMMUNION PART I. ITS NATURE AND BENEFITS WITH A NOTICE OF SOME COMMON OBJECTIONS PART II. AN EXPLANATION OF WHAT IS REQUIRED OF THEM WHO COME TO The Lord's Supper IN PLAIN LANGUAGE BY THE REV. W. H. RIDLEY, M.A. RECTOR OF HAMBLEDEN, BUCKS, REVISED EDITION. London: J. WHITAKER, WARWICK LANE, PATERNOSTER ROW. 1877. The benefits it conveys The duty of all persons to receive it A notice of some of the reasons which hinder persons from coming to the Lord's Table Some preparation necessary PAGE Directions for devout behaviour in Church be- fore and after receiving the Bread and Wine Prayer on going back to your seat. Meditations during Holy Communion. Bread of the world, in mercy broken Bread of Heaven, on Thee we feed . THE HOLY COMMUNION. PART I. A plain Statement of its Nature and Benefits, with a notice of some of the most common Objections to receiving. THE object of this little book is to explain what God has taught us about the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper. It is an attempt to state in simple language what is necessary for all persons to know, whatever their position in life, and what all may profit from; only let all remember that this book is not intended to amuse those who read it, but to instruct them and do them good. I hope, then, that any person who takes it up will, before he reads any further, ask God to let the book do |