If we judge ourselves with severity, we shall be judged with mercy.

In Time of Trouble.

When thou with rebukes doft correct man for iniquity, thou makest his beauty to confume away like a moth.

O MERCIFUL God, who in thy wife providence doft so order even natural events, that they ferve both for the good of the univerfe, and for the conviction of particular finners, fo that men fhall have reason to acknowledge thy glorious attributes; -I do with great forrow of heart, but with all fubmiffion to thy good pleasure, confefs thy mercy as well as justice to me in the judgments, afflictions, forrows, of this day.

I acknowledge thy voice, O merciful God, I acknowledge my own tranfgreffions, which have provoked

Thee to speak to me after this manner, and at this very time.

O Lord, give me true repentance for all the errors of my life, and particularly for that which was in all probability the occafion of this affliction.

Bleffed be God, that my punishment was not as great as my crime. Bleffed be God, that he has given me time to repent of the fin that provoked him to deal with me after this manner.

Bleffed be God, that when he fpake to me once, yea twice, that I regarded it at last.

Good God of mercy, give me grace that I may not provoke Thee any more to repeat this word to me, but that I may faithfully perform thofe vows which are upon me. This I cannot do without thy gracious affiftance, which I most humbly befeech Thee to vouchfafe me, for Jefus Chrift's fake, who by his merits

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has purchased this grace for all that faithfully ask it of Thee; for his fake, O merciful God, grant me this grace. Amen.

I do in all humility accept of the punishment of mine iniquities.

I will hold my peace, and not open my mouth, because it is thy doing and my defervings.

I know, O Lord, that it is good for me to be in trouble, or Thou wouldeft not fuffer it fo to be.

Let thy merciful kindness be my comfort, according to thy promife to all that love and ferve Thee.

Difficulties.

WE are to pray for the particular direction of God's Holy Spirit upon all great occafions; we are humbly to depend upon, and cheerfully to expect it.

In a Law-Suit.

CONVINCE me, O God, if I am under any mistake in this affair.

Direct, affift, and fupport me under all the difficulties I fhall meet with.

Put an happy end, in thy good time, to this troublesome controversy. Difpofe the hearts of those with whom we have to do, to peace and justice.

Give me grace to reft fatisfied with whatever shall be the issue, believing affuredly, that God can make good any lofs I may fuftain, or fanctify it to my eternal welfare.

Lord, in this, and in all other things I undertake, Thy will be done, and not mine.

O manifeft thy will to me, preferve me from evil counfels, and from rash enterprises.

Faith.

GRANT, O God, that I may with humility receive, and with perfeverance hold fast, all those truths which Thou haft revealed.

I thank Thee, O God, for thy holy word, and for that thou haft not left us in the affair of eternity, to the uncertainty of our own reafon and judgment.

Defend me against all delufions of error; the fnares of wit and learning; the railleries of profane men; and from deferting the truth. Grant, O God, that neither education, interest, prejudice, or paffion, may ever hinder me from difcerning the truth.

Open the eyes of all that are in error; heal the wounds of the divided church; that we may be one fold under one fhepherd. Amen. The Holy Spirit fhall guide you

into all truth.

O Holy Spirit, make me to underftand, embrace, and love the truths of the gofpel.

Give, O God, thy bleffing unto thy word, that it may become effectual to my converfion and fal