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Holy Communion
The Advantages Of Praying During the CommunionJeremy Taylor (1613-1667)
Altars To Be Made Of Stone Or Wood, And To Stand Where They Stood Before The Reformation
Queen Elizabeth I (1533-1603)
The Ancient Warrants For Certain Traditional Ceremonies
John Wesley (1703-1791)
The Angels Stand Beside The Priest At Holy Communion
Bede (672/3-735)
The Anglican Doctrine Of The Eucharist Is Not That Of Ulrich Zwingli
Lancelot Andrewes (1555-1626)
The Anglican Doctrine Of The Eucharistic Sacrifice Agrees With Thomas Aquinas
John Buckeridge (1562-1631)
The Anglican Doctrine Of The Real Presence Of Christ In The Holy Sacrament
Jeremy Taylor (1613-1667)
As Christ Is The Power Of His Father, So His Gospel Is The Power Of Christ
Edward Reynolds (1599-1676)
Assurances Over Receiving Communion
John Wesley (1703-1791)
The Authentic Protestant Doctrine Of The Presence Of Christ In The Communion
William Forbes (1585-1634)
The Basic Doctrine Of Holy Communion
The Second Book Of Homilies (1571)
The Beauty And Presence Of Christ In His Holy Ordinances
Edward Reynolds (1599-1676)
The Benefits Of Holy Communion
Lancelot Andrewes (1555-1626)
The Benefits Of Self-Examination
Richard Baxter (1615-1691)
Bishops Bilson And Andrewes On The Real Presence Of Christ In The Holy Sacrament
John Cosin (1594-1672)
The Blessings Of Easter
John Henry Newman (1801-1890)
The Body And Blood Of Christ Uproots Corruption From Within Us
Cyril Of Alexandria (?376-444)
The Bread Of The Eucharist Is Both Heavenly And Earthly
Irenaeus of Lyons (d. 202)
The Celebration Of The Sacraments In The Church Of England
John Cosin (1594-1672)
The Changing Of Water Into Wine Is A Sign Of The Outpuring Of The Holy Spirit
George Whitefield (1714-1770)
The Changing Of Water Into Wine Shews Us The Blessedness Of The Heavenly Banquet
George Whitefield (1714-1770)
Christ In The Communion Is The Comfort Of Our Souls
Thomas Cranmer (1489-1556)
Christ Is Present In Liturgy As A Spiritual Sun
Thomas Cranmer (1489-1556)
Christ Is Present In The Holy Sacrament By Spirit And Power
William Wake (1657-1737)
Christ Is Present In The Sacraments In His Very Own Person
Richard Hooker (1554-1600)
Christ Must Be Offered To Us, As Well As For Us
James Ussher (1581-1656)
Christ The Physician In The Holy Communion
Lancelot Andrewes (1555-1626)
Christ Upon The Altar Is The Abiding Victim Of The Sacrifice Of Calvary
William Forbes (1585-1634)
Christ’s Presence In The Eucharist Is A Mystery
Jeremy Taylor (1613-1667)
The Church Fathers Tell Us How The Sacrament Of The Altar Is Changed, And Changes Us
John Jewel (1522-1571)
The Comfort Afforded By The Holy Sacrament
Hugh Latimer (1485-1555)
The Comfort Afforded By The Visitation Of The Sick
Walter Farquhar Hook (1798-1875)
The Commemorative Sacrifice In The Eucharist
Joseph Mede (1586-1638)
The Commemorative Sacrifice Of The Eucharist
Peter Heylyn (1600-1662)
The Communion Bread Is The Body Of Christ Just As The Dove Was The Holy Ghost
Thomas Cranmer (1489-1556)
The Communion Is A Sacrifice, But Christ Is Not Offered Anew
Thomas Secker (1693-1768)
A Comparison Between The Eucharist And The Incarnation
John Damascene (7th-8th centuries)
Concerning The Chancel And Sanctuary
Anthony Sparrow (1612-1685)
Constant Communion Is For The Good Of Your Soul
John Wesley (1703-1791)
The Distillation Of Christ’s Life And Immortality Into The Holy Sacrament
Thomas Jackson (1579-1640)
Do Not Be Afraid To Receive Holy Communion
John Wesley (1703-1791)
The Effect Of The Sacraments Is More Important Than Our Explanation For It
Richard Hooker (1554-1600)
The Eucharist Abolishes Our Temples Of Sin And Raises Us As Temples Of Christ
Lancelot Andrewes (1555-1626)
The Eucharist Has Been Calling An Offering Since The Earliest Times
George Hickes (1642-1715)
The Eucharist Is A Memorial Offering In Bread And Wine
John Johnson (1662-1725)
The Eucharist Is A Sacrifice By Reason Of Its Words, Its Time, And Its Purpose
Michael Ferrebee Sadler (1819-1895)
The Eucharist Is A True Offering And Partaking Of The Body And Blood Of Christ
William Webster (1689-1758)
The Eucharist Is And Ever Was Considered A Sacrifice
Lancelot Andrewes (1555-1626)
The Eucharist Is Life-Giving By The Vitality Of Christ Himself
Edward Bouverie Pusey (1800-1882)
The Eucharist Is Not A Bare Sign Of Faith, But An Action Of The Holy Ghost
Thomas Jackson (1579-1640)
The Eucharist Is Not A Form Of Preaching But An Act Of Worship
Michael Ferrebee Sadler (1819-1895)
The Eucharist Is The Spiritual Nourishment Of Those Recalled To Life
Edward Bouverie Pusey (1800-1882)
The Eucharistic Sacrifice And Our Timeless Worship
John Bramhall (1594-1663)
The Eucharistic Sacrifice And The Open Heaven
John Chrysostom (347-407)
The Eucharistic Sacrifice Is The Whole Action Of The Liturgy
Church Of England (1897)
The Feast And Celebration Of The Christian Passover Sacrifice In The Eucharist
Lancelot Andrewes (1555-1626)
The Feeding Of The Five Thousand And The Holy Communion
Augustine Of Hippo (354-430)
Five Teachings On The Eucharist On Which All May Agree
Richard Hooker (1554-1600)
The Flesh Of Christ Drives Out Corruption From Body And Soul
Cyril Of Alexandria (?376-444)
Gathering All To Christ
Lancelot Andrewes (1555-1626)
The Harmonious Doctrine Of The Eucharist In The Early Church
John Bramhall (1594-1663)
The Holy Communion And The Manger
Lancelot Andrewes (1555-1626)
The Holy Communion And The Song Of The Angels
Lancelot Andrewes (1555-1626)
The Holy Communion Is A Memorial Of Christ’s Paschal Sacrifice Offered For All Men
William Beveridge (1637-1708)
The Holy Communion Is A Partaking In Christ Our Passover Lamb
Richard Whately (1787-1863)
Holy Communion Is Designed For Those Who Know They Are Sinners
William Vickers (d. 1719)
Holy Communion Is Like A Soldier’s Oath Of Fidelity
Samuel Johnson (1709-1784)
Holy Communion Is The Seal Of A Spiritual Marriage
Richard Baxter (1615-1691)
Holy Communion Presents To Us The Everlasting Strength Of The Sacrifice Of Christ
Daniel Brevint (1616-1695)
Holy Communion Strengthens Our Good Resolutions
William Vickers (d. 1719)
The Holy Sacrament And The Example Of Our Lady
Mark Frank (1613-1664)
The Holy Sacrament And The Passover
Aelfric Of Eynsham (?955-?1020)
The Holy Sacrament Lights A Fire That Consumes Sin, And Burns In Charity
Lancelot Andrewes (1555-1626)
The Holy Sacrament Takes Away Our Sins At A Touch Of The Lips
Lancelot Andrewes (1555-1626)
The Holy Sacrament Takes Away Our Sins Entirely, Certainly, And Immediately
Lancelot Andrewes (1555-1626)
The Holy Spirit Is The Grace Of The Sacraments
Ambrose Of Milan (?339-397)
How Christ Is An Oblation For Us
Lancelot Andrewes (1555-1626)
How Christ Is Offered Up As A Sacrifice In The Holy Communion
Augustine Of Hippo (354-430)
How Christ Is Present In The Holy Sacrament Of The Altar
Cyril Of Alexandria (?376-444)
How Christ Is The New Temple
Lancelot Andrewes (1555-1626)
How Christ Makes Everlasting Intercession For Us
William Beveridge (1637-1708)
How Christ’s Spiritual Presence In The Eucharist Is The Most Real Presence
Jeremy Taylor (1613-1667)
How Holy Communion Keeps The Memory of Christ Precious
William Wilberforce (1759-1833)
How The Altar Is Always To Be Respected As The Place Of Christ’s Presence
Jeremy Taylor (1613-1667)
How The Church Building Symbolises Paradise
Anthony Sparrow (1612-1685)
How The Communicant Is Transformed Into Christ’s Life
Cyril Of Alexandria (?376-444)
How The Eucharist Is A Commemorative Sacrifice And A Sacrifice Of Thanksgiving
John Cosin (1594-1672)
How The Holy Communion Fulfils The Passover Sacrifice
John Johnson (1662-1725)
How The Lamb Of God Is Present Upon The Altar In Holy Communion
Nicholas Ridley (1500-1555)
How The Troubled Soul Flies To The Holy Communion For Comfort
Thomas Cranmer (1489-1556)
How We Are To Understand The Holy Sacrament
Aelfric Of Eynsham (?955-?1020)
How We Should Respond To Christ Our Great High Priest (III)
Edward Reynolds (1599-1676)
If We Deny The Incarnation, We Deny The Life-Giving Virtue Of The Eucharist
Ignatius Of Antioch (?35-?107)
The Importance Of Constant Communion
John Wesley (1703-1791)
In Holy Communion We Touch Christ As Surely As The Woman Who Touched The Hem Of His Garment
Daniel Brevint (1616-1695)
In The Eucharist We Perform The Remembrance Of Christ’s Sacrifice
John Chrysostom (347-407)
In The Eucharist, We Recieve The Selfsame Body Of Christ That Was Born Of The Virgin
Thomas Cranmer (1489-1556)
The Incarnation Underlies The Principle That God Works Through His Creatures
Thomas Thelluson Carter (1808-1901)
The Invocation Of Saints, Veneration of Images, And Prayer For The Dead
John Bramhall (1594-1663)
John Calvin On The Real Presence Of Christ In The Holy Sacrament
John Cosin (1594-1672)
Keeping Monday And Tuesday In Easter Week
John Shepherd (1759-1805)
The Kind Of Holiness We Attribute To The Consecrated Bread And Wine In The Eucharist
Daniel Waterland (1703-1791)
A Lesson For Worthy Participation In Holy Communion From Jesus’s Words To Mary Magdalene
Cyril Of Alexandria (?376-444)
The Life-Giving Blessing Present In The Bread And Wine
Daniel Waterland (1703-1791)
Lifting Up Our Hearts Above Earthly Things
Thomas Cranmer (1489-1556)
The Lord’s Supper And The Beginnings Of Christian Priesthood
Walter Farquhar Hook (1798-1875)
The Manner In Which Christ Is Present In the Holy Sacrament
Nicholas Ridley (1500-1555)
The Means By Which We May Receive The Graces Necessary To The Christian Life
William Webster (1689-1758)
The Memorial Of Christ’s Death In The Holy Sacrament Of The Altar
Cyril Of Alexandria (?376-444)
The Most Basic Preparation For Communion
John Wesley (1703-1791)
The Mutual Dependence Of Clergy And Laity
Walter Farquhar Hook (1798-1875)
The Mystic Chrism And Holy Sacrifices Of Christ’s Table
Eusebius Of Caesarea (?260-?340)
The Need For A Wedding Garment At The Heavenly Banquet
William Beveridge (1637-1708)
The Need For Faith To Benefit From The Holy Sacrament
The Second Book Of Homilies (1571)
The Nicene CreedBook Of Common Prayer (1662)
The Oblation Of The Last Supper
John Johnson (1662-1725)
The Old Testament Meaning Of “Do This In Remembrance”
Michael Ferrebee Sadler (1819-1895)
On Our Gradual Growth In The Christian Religion
Walter Farquhar Hook (1798-1875)
On The Words In The Communion ‘A Perpetual Memory’
John Cosin (1594-1672)
On The Words In The Communion ‘Do This In Remembrance’
John Cosin (1594-1672)
On The Words In The Communion ‘That All Thy Whole Church May Obtain Remission Of Sins’
John Cosin (1594-1672)
On The Words In The Communion ‘That By The Merits Of His Death Etc.’
John Cosin (1594-1672)
The One Sacrifice Of Christ Is Set Forth At Each Holy Communion
Daniel Brevint (1616-1695)
Our Confidence In The Holy Communion
William Beveridge (1637-1708)
Our Daily Sacrifice At The Altar Is Our Commemoration Of Christ’s One Sacrifice
John Jewel (1522-1571)
Our Earthly Prayer Reflects The Heavenly Prayer Of Christ
Jeremy Taylor (1613-1667)
Our Sacramental Memorial Of The Death Of Christ Replaces All Other Sacrifices
Eusebius Of Caesarea (?260-?340)
Our Sacrifice Of Praise And Thanksgiving Must Mingle With The Everlasting Sacrifice Of Christ
Daniel Brevint (1616-1695)
A Paschal Homily
John Chrysostom (347-407)
The Passaover Sacrifice And The Mystical Sacrifice Of The Lord’s Supper
Walter Farquhar Hook (1798-1875)
The Perpetual Intercession Of Christ Before The Throne Of Grace
Edward Bouverie Pusey (1800-1882)
The Perpetual Intercession Of Christ Before The Throne Of Grace
Edward Bouverie Pusey (1800-1882)
Prayers For The Celebration Of The Eucharist
Didache (1st century)
Prayers For The Departed At Communion Do Not Imply Purgatory
John Jewel (1522-1571)
The Priest On Earth Offers Up A Commemoration Of Christ’s Sacrifice On Behalf Of The People
Jeremy Taylor (1613-1667)
The Privilege Of Our Call To Holiness At The Altar Of The Lord
Mark Frank (1613-1664)
Proof From The Fathers That The Eucharist Is A True Material Offering
John Johnson (1662-1725)
Proper Deportment In The House Of God
Thomas Bisse (1675-1731)
The Purpose And Significance Of The Chancel
William Beveridge (1637-1708)
The Real Presence Of Christ In The Holy Sacrament Is A Mystery
John Cosin (1594-1672)
The Real Presence Of Christ’s Body In The Sacrament Of The Altar
Nicholas Ridley (1500-1555)
The Real Presence Was Taught By Cranmer, Ridley And Calvin
William Laud (1573-1645)
The Respect Due To The Altar
Anthony Sparrow (1612-1685)
Restoration To Life, And Restoration To Life In The Spirit
Lancelot Andrewes (1555-1626)
The Resurrection Of Jesus And The Gift Of The Holy Communion
John Henry Newman (1801-1890)
The Sacramental Body Of Christ Confers Even More Than His Corporal Body Could
William Beveridge (1637-1708)
The Sacramental Table Of Christ The Wisdom God
Augustine Of Hippo (354-430)
The Sacraments Are Not Empty Tokens, But Effective Signs
Thomas Cranmer (1489-1556)
The Sacrifice And Presence Of Christ In The Eucharist Must Remain A Mystery
William Van Mildert (1765-1836)
The Sacrifice And Presence Of Christ In The Holy Communion
Nicholas Ridley (1500-1555)
The Sacrifice Of Christ Is Held Up Before His Father In The Eucharist
Jeremy Taylor (1613-1667)
The Sacrifice Of Jesus And What We Can Do In Return
Charles Gore (1853-1932)
The Sacrifice Of Jesus Upon The Cross Needs No Repetition
Daniel Brevint (1616-1695)
The Sacrificial Offering Of Christ And The Altar Of Commemoration
John Buckeridge (1562-1631)
Scripture, Tradition, And The Practices Of Local Churches
Augustine Of Hippo (354-430)
The Sense In Which Christian Priests Offer A Sacrifice
Daniel Waterland (1703-1791)
The Sense In Which The Effect Of The Sacraments Depends On Our Faith
Richard Hooker (1554-1600)
The Special Presence Of Christ At The Holy Communion
Daniel Brevint (1616-1695)
The Spiritual Meaning Of Each Moment In Christ’s Nativity
Aelfric Of Eynsham (?955-?1020)
The Story Of His Sister Gorgonia’s Healing By The Holy Sacrament
Gregory Nazianzen (329-389)
The Superiority Of The Christian Priesthood To That Of The Levites
Thomas Thelluson Carter (1808-1901)
The Symbolism Of The Nave And The Pulpit
Anthony Sparrow (1612-1685)
The Teaching Of The Church Of England Concerning The Real Presence Of Christ In The Holy Sacrament
John Cosin (1594-1672)
The Testimony Of The Church Fathers To The Eucharistic Sacrifice
Joseph Mede (1586-1638)
That Angels Stand About Our Sacred Worship
Jeremy Taylor (1613-1667)
There Should Be One Eucharist, One Gospel, One Bishop In Each Place
Ignatius Of Antioch (?35-?107)
The Three Sacrifices Offered In Every Eucharist
William Laud (1573-1645)
Three Ways In Which The Eucharist Is A Sacrifice
Gilbert Burnet (1643-1715)
To Be Saved, It Is Necessary To Believe In Jesus And His Cross
Ignatius Of Antioch (?35-?107)
Touching The Hem Of The Garment Of Christ
Walter Farquhar Hook (1798-1875)
Turning What Christ Has Done For Us To Our Own Profit
Lancelot Andrewes (1555-1626)
Two Sacraments Only Are Necessary For Salvation, But In A Larger Sense There Are Many More
John Cosin (1594-1672)
Using Your Time To Prepare For Holy Communion
John Wesley (1703-1791)
The Ways In Which Christ Is A Sacrifical Offering
John Bramhall (1594-1663)
We Ascend With Christ When We Worship With Clean Hands And Pure Hearts
Mark Frank (1613-1664)
We Must Make Remembrance Of The Death Of Christ With Liturgical Prayer
Edward Reynolds (1599-1676)
We Receive The Spirit By Three Means: Prayer, The Word, And The Sacraments
Lancelot Andrewes (1555-1626)
We Rise By Faith Up To The Heavenly Sanctuary At Holy Communion
John Jewel (1522-1571)
We Should Receive Holy Communion Even If We Feel Unworthy
Cyril Of Alexandria (?376-444)
We Truly Receive Christ’s Body And Blood In The Holy Communion
John Jewel (1522-1571)
Why We Offer The Consecration In Holy Communion As A Prayer
Michael Ferrebee Sadler (1819-1895)
Why We Worship Facing Towards The East
John Damascene (7th-8th centuries)
Why Wine Should Always Be Used In The Holy Sacrament
Cyprian Of Carthage (d. 258)
The Word Altar Has The Sanction Of Tradition And Scripture
Anthony Sparrow (1612-1685)
The Words Altar And Table Are Of Equal Merit
John Overall (1560-1619)
The Words We Use To Describe The Sacraments Are Those The Church Fathers Used
John Jewel (1522-1571)
Worship Within The Boundaries Of The Prayer Book May Be Both Catholic And Evangelical
Percy Dearmer (1865-1936)
“Do This In Remembrance” Indicates A Sacrifice Presented To God
Michael Ferrebee Sadler (1819-1895)
