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and friends. But if the unerring wisdom of thy providence fhould determine otherwife concerning him, enable all connected with him to fubmit with perfect refignation to thy heavenly will. 0 Lord, who knoweft our frame, incline thy merciful ear unto our prayer, and fulfil thefe our requests which we prefent unto thee, in all humility, as the disciples of Jefus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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Occafional Thanksgivings.

For a plentiful Seafon.

ALMIGHTY and ever bleffed God, who mercifully fuppliest the wants of thy creatures, and art continually giving teftimonies of thy gracious Providence, we rejoice at this time with humble thankfulness in the gifts of thy bounty, that thou haft caufed the earth to yield its increase, and crowned the year with thy goodness: whilft thou art thus fending down thy bleffings upon us, may we be disposed to live in a fober, temperate, and charitable enjoyment of them, and to bring forth the fruit of holiness and rightcoufness all the days of our life. Amen.

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For the Reftoration of Peace.

EVER gracious God, the Father of all

mankind, and the Governor of all the nations of the earth, we give thee our unfeigned thanks that it has pleased thee to put a stop to the dreadful calamities of war, and to unite the contending nations in the bonds of peace; we thank thee that we have been delivered from the dangers to which we were expofed, that the public liberties of our country are preferved, and that we are still in poffeffion of many valuable privileges and bleffings: continue to give peace in our time, O Lord; may the violent paffions of wicked men be restrained, may the unjuft defigns of tyrants be disappointed, and may the happy time come, when the nations fhall learn war no more, and all mankind fhall be united in peace and love, and in the holy worship of thee, the only true God, as the common difciples of Jefus Chrift our Lord. Amen.

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For National Bleffings.

ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, thou reigneft fupreme in all nations of the earth, and governeft the feveral ftates and kingdoms of it by thy providence. We acknowledge with gratitude the many inftances of thy gracious care and goodness to this nation. We praise thee for the prefervation of our religion, laws and liberties, when in danger from the fecret confpiracies or open attempts of our enemies. Give us, we beseech thee, such a deep and lively fenfe of the great things thou haft done for us, that we may never grow fecure and carelefs, but be the more watchful and zealous for the invaluable bleffings bestowed on these kingdoms; and may we, by a religious improvement of them, obtain the continuance of thy protection. May our civil and religious liberties, in their juft extent, be handed down inviolate to the latcft pofterity. Let piety and devotion, brotherly kindness and

charity,

charity, and all other Christian virtues, fo flourish amongst us, that they may be, under the direction of thy providence, the ftability of this nation. Amen.

For Prefervation in Child-bearing.

ALMIGHTY God, the Father of all mercies, the God of all confolation; we prefent before thee our unfeigned thanks, for thy great mercy vouchfafed to thy fervant here in thy presence, whom thou haft delivered from the pains and dangers of child-bearing (and made the living mother of a living and perfect child). May a grateful remembrance of thy goodness be ever impreffed upon her heart, and may that life which thou haft fpared, (and that infant life which thou hast given,) be devoted to thy obedience and fervice, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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