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 before thee; may he sanctify it, and make it, i.e. this bread and chalice, the body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ ; thou transmuting them, and sanctifying them, by the operation of the Holy Ghost, that the receiving of these holy mysteries may avail all who receive them, unto eternal lifemay we be worthy, with a pure conscience, to partake of the body and blood of thy Christ, &c.—since we have externally received thy body, may thy virtue internally dwell in us–Grant that thy living body, O Lord, which we have eaten, and thy pure blood, which we have drunk, may not turn to our detriment, but to the expiation of our crimes, and the remission of our sins, O Lord of all.” p. 633-4.

COPTIC LITURGY. - “Do thou, O Lord, make us worthy, by the power of thy Holy Spirit, to perform this ministry—and offer to thee this sacrifice of blessing—Grant that our sacrifice may be accepted by thee, for our sins, and for the follies of thy people, &c.” Renaudot, T. i. p. 2–“O Lord Jesus Christ, we beg and intreat thy goodness, O Lover of Mankind, look down on this bread and on this chalice, which we have placed on this thy sacerdotal table: bless them, sanctify them, and consecrate them: change them, so that indeed this bread may become thy holy body; and that which is mixed in this chalice, thy precious blood; that they may be to us a safe-guard, &c.” p. 3.-" The riches of thy blessings, O Lord, surpass all power of speech, and all conception of the mind—Thou hast manifested to us the dispensation of thy Son, and the sacred rite of this unbloody sacrifice; for this is not a sacrifice of blood, according to the ancient law; or of justification, according to the flesh; but the lamb is the spiritual victim, slain by a spiritual and incorporeal sword, in this sacrifice, which we offer to thee." p. 12.-“ We beseech thee, O Christ our God -