into thy hands, when thou, my God, in thy great wisdom, fhalt fee it fitting to call me to thyfelf. Extend thy mercy O God, to all mankind; have pity upon all Jews, Turks, Infidels, and Hereticks, and bring them to the light, and knowledge, and practice of thy laws. Blefs thy holy Catholick Church, and especially that part of it which thou haft planted in these kingdoms; remove out of it all errors and corruptions, all divifions and diffenfions; and grant that the lives of christians may be holy and exemplary, and fuch as become the gospel of our bleffed Saviour. Reform all things amifs in these kingdoms; root out from among us all irreligion and profanenefs, all uncharitablenefs and animofities; pardon our great and crying fins; avert theevils that we have deserved; continue the light of thy glorious gofpel among us, and give us all grace to turn from the evil of our ways, unto thee, the Lord our God; that thou mayeft delight over us, to do us good; to build us up, and not to deftroy us. Blefs our fovereign

Lord the King, and all that are in authority under him, both in churchand state; make them all, in their several places and stations, useful and serviceable, to thy glory, and the good and welfare of this church and nation. And thou, who art the Father of mercies, and God of all comfort, look down with pity and compaffion upon all thy afflicted fervants every-where. Give them courage and patience, comfort and fupport in thee, and, in thy good time, a joyful deliverance out of all their troubles. And mofthumbly befeech thee, O Lord, who art thoroughly acquainted with all our wants, and knoweft what is beft and moft fitting both for our fouls and bodies, to be gracious to all my friends and relations, [and more particularly to my father, mother, brother, fifler, friends, &c. if you have any.] Do good unto thofe that have at any time done or wifhed us evil; and vouchfafe unto every one of us, and to all chriftians, whatever thou knoweft to be best for our temporal and eternal welfare. And 7, in the deepeft fenfe of gratitude to thee my Lord and Maker, pray that thou wilt accept of my unfeigned praifes for all thy bleffings, for my health and fafety, and all the comforts of my life, and the redemption of mankind, and the means and hopes of glory, which proceed from thy bounty and goodness.

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*To thee therefore Jaf-On Sunday Evening, before the paragraph marked, in the oppofite column, fay, cribe all poffible praife and thanksgiving, humbly be- Caufe thy word, which f feeching thee to grant me have heard or read, to abide in the continuance of thy my heart, and to bring forth the mercy and goodness, and fruits of a holy and religious life. to take me and them, and all And if I have come without that belong tome, this night due preparation to thy holy worunder thy care and protec-fhip, and been heedlefs and untion, preferving us from all attentive in hearing thy holy perils and dangers, and giv-word, now prefent myself this ing us fuch refreshing reft evening of thy holy day before and fleep, as may fit us for thee, acknowledging that and the duties of the day fol-all my manifold fins, by which lowing; and if thou art have deserved thy just displeased to add another day pleasure and indignation; and to our lives, grant that we humbly pray thee, for Jefus make a right use and im-Chrift's fake, to forgive all that provement thereof, to thy is paft, to guide me in the ways glory,and the benefit of our of thy truth and holiness; to immortal fouls, thro' Jefus help me to fet thee always before Christ our Lord, in whofe my eyes, that may always fear name and words 7 farther and dread to offend thee, my God. pray, faying, Our Father [Then conclude with the paragraph marked • in which art in Heaven. the oppofite column.]

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Here, if time permits, add the prayers of Interceffion and Thanksgiving on pages 443 and 444 before you use the concluding Prayer.

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The concluding Prayer,

grace of our Lord Jefus Chrift, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Ghoft, be with me for evermore. Amen.

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Will lay me down in peace and take my reft; for it is thou, O Lord, only that makest me dwell in fafety. Into thy hands I commend my fpirit; fweet Jefus, receive my foul! For thou haft redeemed me, O Lord, thou God of truth,

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A Morning Prayer to be ufed by a young Perfon.

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Lmighty God, who art the kind author of my being, fo infpire me with that wisdom which is from above, that I may conftantly walk in the ways of thy laws, and in the work of thy commandments, that I may be preserved from all temptations and the ways of the deftroyer. Accept of my unfeigned thanks for all the bleffings I daily receive from thy providence, and for my last night's particular prefervation and refreshment. Have mercy upon me, and forgive me all my fins; and give me grace to flee from all youthful foolish paflions and finful defires, and that I may always walk as in thy prefence, evermindful of my latter end. Bend my heart with that awful tenderness for my parents, and for those that have the care of me, and with that christian fense of my duty towards them, that my language may refpectful, my actions dutiful, and my whole behaviour fuch, that I may prove a comfort and bleffing to them, who take fo much care of me. Help me ever to remember the chriftian principles which I have learned, and the pious inftructions which have been given me, and never to depart from the good way in which I have been taught to walk. Incline my heart to all that is good: grant that I may be modest and humble in my carriage and behaviour: chafte and pure in all my thoughts, words, and actions; true and juft in all my dealings; refpectful and obedient to my fuperiors; innocent and inoffenfive in my whole converfation; faithful and diligent in the discharge of all the duties of that state and condition of life wherein thou haft placed me; and teach me to fear thee, and love thee, my God, above all things; and to do to all others, as I would they should do unto me. Make me perfectly contented with my condition, and thankful to thee who haft given me all things neceffary for life and godlinefs. Let thy good providence always take care of me, and let me never place my trust and confidence in any thing but in thee. And deliver me from floth and idleness, bad company, and from all dangers both of body and foul; that I

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may increase daily in the knowledge and love of thee my God, and of thy Son Jefus Chrift, my Lord. Accept of my humble petition for [my father, mother, brethren, fisters, &c. if you have any] all my friends and relations, all this family, and the whole race of mankind: and grant unto us all those graces and bleffings, which thou knoweft to be most needful for the attainment of everlasting life. And now, my God, and my Lord, I freely offer unto thee my foul and my body, befeeching thee to take them into thy care and protection, that they may be always employed in thy fervice and to thy glory; and, having faithfully ferved thee in this life, that I may at last obtain life everlasting, through the merits and mediation of Jefus Chrift, who has taught his difciples thus to pray, faying,

Our Father, &c.

An Evening Prayer to be used by a young Person.

OST mighty Lord and everlasting God, I most humbly befeech thee to pardon me in whatsoever I have offended thee this day, either in thought, word, or deed, [here mention fuch particulars as you can remember.] Inable me to refift and fubdue every evil inclination within, and every outward temptation. Affift me daily with thy Holy Spirit, to increase in the knowledge and love of thee my God, and of my Saviour Jefus Chrift. Teach me the paths of thy commandments whilft I am young. Sanctify whatever good inftructions I have at any time received from the piety and care of my parents, guardians, and teachers; help me carefully to remember them, and seriously to practise them. And I praise thy holy name for all the bleffings thou haft this day, or at any time fhewn me; for all the helps of preventing or reftraining grace thou haft vouchfafed me; for whatever I have done, which may be in any measure acceptable to thee; for all the progrefs I have made in my learning; for thy prefervation of me from all the calamities and dangers, which frail mortality is every moment expofed unto: and particularly for-[here mention any particular bleffings you recollect God has bestowed upon you this day.] Take, I pray thee, my foul and body into thy care this night; bless and protect me:

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and all the mercies which I beg for myself, I heartily defire for all my friends and relations, and for all men ; that we may be all fo guided in this prefent life, as to arrive fafe in thy heavenly kingdom, thro' Jefus Chrift, my Lord and Saviour; in whose most holy name and words I farther call upon thee, faying,

Our Father, &c.

A Morning Prayer for a Servant.

God, the great Creator and Preferver of all mankind, I blef and praise thy holy name for all thy mercies to my foul and body: and as thou haft given me another day, give me grace to spend it to thy honour and glory. I confefs my corruption, do thou confirm and strengthen me; create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me: and inflame my heart with thy holy faith and love; that I may delight in thy commandments; that I may walk before thee in uprightness and fear, in faithfulness and honefty; constantly and chearfully depending upon thee; and doing the duty of my station, not with eye-fervice, but with fingleness of heart; as knowing that I fhall be accountable to thee at the last day, as well for those duties which I owe my master and mistress, as for those which are more immediately to be paid to thee, my Creator, Preferver, and future Judge. Keep my tongue from all opprobrious and reproachful language; from all lying and flandering; and my hands from all injustice and deceit, that I may neither waste my time nor fpare my labour, which are my mafter's by contract and agreement. Give me always a thankful, humble, and contented fpirit; fend thy bleffing upon this whole family to which I belong; fow in all our hearts the feeds of unfeigned charity, that we may all enjoy the comforts of ༣ mutual affection, and affiftance and aid in our feveral fta-" tions; and grant that we may meet in the family of heaven, there to adore and praife thee, love and enjoy thee, to all eternity, thro' Jefus Chrift, my Lord; in whofe most holy name and words I prefume to fay,

Our Father, &c.

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