Q171
How are they that receive the sacrament of the Lord's supper to prepare themselves before they come unto it?
They that receive the sacrament of the Lord's supper are, before they come, to prepare themselves thereunto, by examining themselves1088 of their being in Christ,1089 of their sins and wants,1090 of the truth and measure of their knowledge,1091 faith,1092 repentance,1093 love to God and the brethren,1094 charity to all men,1095 forgiving those that have done them wrong,1096 of their desires after Christ,1097 and of their new obedience,1098 and by renewing the exercise of these graces,1099 by serious meditation,1100 and fervent prayer.1101