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O Father of Mercies, and Father of our Fefus Chrift, the Father of Spirits, and the Lover of Souls; behold from the Heavens thy Holy Habitation, and pity us as a Father pitieth his Children: We are not worthy to be called thy Servants, much less thy Children. A Son honoureth his Father, and a Servant his Master, but we have difbonoured thy Majesty, and tranfgreffed all thy Commandments: But, O heavenly Father, who art Longfuffering, flow to Anger, and of great Kindness, remember not against us our Iniquities, but let thy Bowels of Compaffion yarn upon us, and receive us again into Favour as the indulgent Father in the Parable did his prodigal Son, when be returned and confeffed his Faults.

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O Lord Jefus Chrift, the eternal Son of God, true God, begotten of the Father before the Foundation of the World; true Man likewife, born of the blessed Virgin Mary in the Fulness of Time; true God, and trae Man, both in one Perfon. We adore thy Majesty, in whom are bid all the Treasures of Wisdom and Goodness.

We acknowledge thee to be the Mediator betwixt God and Man, the Saviour of the World, and our most merciful High Prieft, appearing in the Prefence of the Father for us. We befeech thy Majefty by all that thou haft done and faid, and fuffered for poor Sinners to be merciful unto us, and to fave us from the Wrath to come. Amen.

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O holy and bleffed Spirit of Grace, the Spirit of the Father, and the Spirit of the Son, who art the Guide and Comforter of thy People; we beseech thy Majefty to fubdue our rebellious Lufts with thy powerful Grace, to fanctifie our Natures, and to guide us into all Truth: Without thy preventing Grace and continual Affiftance, we are not able of our felves to think a good Thought, or do thy Majesty any acceptable Service: But through thy Strength we will be able to do all Things which thou requires of us, and thou wilt not be wanting to any who is fincere and willing to ferve thee: Help us therefore, O Lord, to refift all Temptations, and to keep all thy Commandments; be thou our Guide and Comforter unto the Death, and for ever. Amen.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost: As it was in the Beginning, is now, and ever fhall be, World without End. Amen.

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