Examination.

Before judgment, examine thyself; and in the day of vifitation thou shalt find mercy.

Discover to me, O thou Searcher of hearts, whatever is amifs in me, whether in life or principle.

Death.

FROM fudden, from unprepared death, good Lord, deliver me, my family, and all that defire my prayers. May we never be furprised in fin; and may thy mercy fupply whatever fhall be wanting in our preparation for death.

For myself, with the fubmiffion of a penitent finner, under the righteous fentence of death paffed upon all mankind, I beg that I may fo live, as that I may with joy refign my life a facrifice of obedience, in union with that of my Saviour's, to Thee, O Father, trufting in thy

mercy and goodness, and promifes in Jesus Christ, at the hour of death, and in the day of judgment. Amen. Let not the fun go down upon your wrath.

Lord, grant that I may lie down to fleep with the fame charitable difpofitions with which I defire and hope to die.

I befeech Thee for all that are my enemies, not for judgment and vengeance, but for mercy, for the remiffion of their fins, and for their eternal happiness.

Lighten my eyes, O Lord, that I Sleep not in death.

Deliver me from the terrors of the night, and from the peftilence that walketh in darkness.

Let my fleep be free from fin; preferve me, O Lord, from evil dreams, and evil dæmons.

Into thy hands I commend myfelf, my fpirit, my foul, and body, O Lord, thou God of truth.

Grant that I may remember Thee upon my bed.

I will lay me down in peace, and take my reft; for it is Thou, Lord, only that makeft me dwell in fafety.

May the Saviour and Guardian of my foul take me under his protection this night and evermore.

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SUNDAY MEDITATIONS. PRAYERS, THANKSGIVINGS, &c. A Daily Form of Thanksgiving.

ALMIGHTY God and most merciful Father, who, day after day, doft minifter to finful man infinite occafions of praifing Thee, accept of my unfeigned thanks for all the bleffings I have, and every day receive, from thy good providence.

That of thine own mere goodness, and without any merit of mine, or of my forefathers, Thou haft given me a being from honeft and religious parents, and in such a part of the world where the Chriftian Religion is purely taught, and thy Sacraments duly administered.

That Thou didst endue me with reafon and perfect fenfes; and, to

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make these more comfortable to me, didst give me a found and healthful body.

That Thou gavest me an early knowledge of Thee, my Creator and Redeemer.

That Thou haft preferved me ever fince my birth, and haft vouchfafed me health and liberty, and a competency of means to fupport

me.

That Thou haft redeemed me by thy Son, and given me a fhare in his merits; fanctified me by thy Holy Spirit, and haft heaped many favours upon me.

That Thou haft given me honest friends to admonish, to counsel, to encourage, and to fupport me, by their intereft and advice.

That Thou hast been my refuge in tribulation, and my defence in all adverfities; delivering me from dangers, infamy, and troubles. For all known or unobferved deliverances,