form it with all my strength, to thy greater glory and the salvation of my soul.
AN OBLATION
Of the care and refreshment of the body.
O most good God, I offer to thee the necessary care and refreshment of my body, in union with that supper and refreshment which thy most sweet Son my Saviour instituted with his beloved disciples, when the hour of his passion was approaching.
Grant me thy grace to aid me so to moderate the care and recreation of my body, that I may sustain and preserve it, so as to be the better fitted for thy honour and service, without loss or injury to my soul.
AN OBLATION
Of prayer and pious exercises.
O most merciful God, I offer to thee my prayers and devotions of this day, with all my good works and pious exercises, to be accepted by thee through the assistance of thy grace and favour.
May it please thee, O eternal God, to receive them in union with all the merits and prayers of Jesus Christ thy Son, which he poured forth for us on Mount Olivet and elsewhere.
Grant to me ever, I beseech thee, for the love of thy most dear Son, to obtain a salutary effect to my prayers and petitions, so far as shall seem best to thee, to promote thy greater honour and my salvation.
AN OBLATION
Of crosses and afflictions.
O most tender God, I offer to thee my tribulations, difficulties, pains, and all my afflictions, which I have ever endured hitherto, or which thou wishest me to endure hereafter, in union with the most bitter passion of thy only-begotten Son my Saviour, and in union with all the pains, torments, and afflictions which he refused not to endure to redeem me, a lost sinner.
Grant to me, O most gracious God, thy grace and assistance, that I too may not refuse to receive afflictions from thee, nor to endure them for thy sake, but that, bearing them with a cheerful and contented spirit, I may praise and glorify thy name, and in these may seek and find the salvation of my soul. Amen.
AN OBLATION TO GOD THE SON.
O most good and loving Lord Jesus Christ, Saviour of the world, I an unworthy sinner, yet redeemed with thy precious blood, fly to thee,
