purge it from all corruptions, and heal its divifions, that all Christian people may unite and love as becomes the disciples of Christ.

Grant that all bishops and pastors may be careful to obferve the facred rights committed to their truft:

That Godly discipline may be reftored and countenanced:

That Chriftians may not content themselves with bare fhadows of religion and piety, but endeavour after that holinefs without which no man can see the Lord :

That fuch as are in authority may govern with truth and juftice; and that those whofe duty it is to obey, may do it for confcience fake.

Let all that fincerely feek the truth, be led into it by thy Holy Spirit; and to all fuch as are deftitute of neceffary inftruction, vouchsafe a greater measure of thy grace.

Support and comfort all that labour under trials and afflictions, all

that fuffer wrongfully; and by thy mighty grace fuccour all thofe that are tempted.

Give unto all finners a true sense of their unhappy ftate, and grace and ftrength to break their bonds.

Vifit, with thy fatherly comforts, all fuch as are now in their laft fickness, that they may omit nothing that is neceffary to make their peace with

Thee.

Be gracious to all thofe countries that are made defolate by the fword, famine, peftilence, or perfecution. And fanctify the miseries of this life, to the everlasting benefit of all that fuffer.

Preferve this land from the miferies of war; this Church from perfecution, and from all wild and dangerous errors; and this people from forgetting Thee, their Lord and Benefactor.

Avert the judgments which we have justly deserved; and mercifully

prevent the ruin that threatens us; and grant that we may be ever prepared for what thy Providence shall bring forth.

Blefs all perfons and places to which thy Providence has made me a debtor; all who have been inftrumental to my good, by their affiftance, advice, or example; and make me in my turn useful to others.

Let none of those who cannot pray for themselves, and defire my prayers, want thy mercy; but defend, and comfort, and conduct them through this dangerous world, that we may meet in Paradife, to praise our God for ever and ever. Amen.

Enlighten the minds, and pardon the fin, of all that err through fimplicity.

Let the wickednefs of the wicked come to an end, but guide thou the just.

Relieve and comfort all that are troubled in mind or confcience;—all

that are in danger of falling into defpair; all that are in any dangerous error;-all that are in prifon, in flavery, or under perfecution for a righteous caufe; all that are in any distress whatever;-that all may improve under their sufferings.

Have mercy upon and reclaim all that are engaged in finful courses, in youthful lufts, in unchristian quarrels, and in unrighteous lawsuits.

Direct all that are in doubt, all that seek the truth.

O God, the Creator and Redeemer of All, have mercy upon all whom Thou haft made and redeemed. Amen.

MONDAY MEDITATIONS.

RESIGNATION.

Nevertheless, not my will, but
thine be done.

GOD, who takeft delight in
helping the afflicted, help a

foul too often diftreffed with an inward rebellion against thy just appointments.

Who am I, that I fhould make exceptions against the Will of God, infinitely great, wife, and good?

I know not the things that are for my own good.

My most earnest defires, if granted, may prove my ruin.

The things I complain of and fear, may be the effects of the greatest mercy.

The disappointments I meet with may be absolutely neceffary for my eternal welfare.

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