fupported, and we be animated to every good work. May we live in a state of daily improvement and preparation for the fecond apearance of Jefus Chrift, to judge the world, that he may then pronounce on us, "Well done, good and faithful fervants, enter ye into the joy of your Lord." Amen.

O GOD, the preferver of all who fear,

love, and trust in thee, we recommend ourfelves and all our concerns to the disposal of thy gracious providence. Thou knoweft what is truly good for us, and it is the fource of our confidence and joy that we are under thy fatherly care. In humble fubmiffion to thy will, we beseech thee to continue to us the use of our reafon and understanding, and to bless us with health of body, and peace of mind. Bestow upon us fuch a fhare of the good things of life, as thou knoweft to be beft for us. Conduct us by thy gracious hand through all the changes of this world, and may we at last

be

be perfect and happy in that heavenly inheritance which is incorruptible, and fadeth

not away.

People.

Shew us thy favour, O Lord, and grant us thy falvation, by Jefus Chrift.

For all Mankind.

WITH hearts impressed with the bene

volent spirit of the gospel, we would make fupplication for all our brethren of mankind. We recommend the whole family on earth to thee, our common parent and benefactor. Look with an eye of mercy, we beseech thee, on all those who fit in darkness; cause thy light to shine upon their minds. May the gospel of Jefus Chrift univerfally prevail, and prove the power and wifdom of God to the falvation of all men. O thou fupreme disposer of all events, put a speedy end to the horrors and calamities of war throughout the world. May oppreffion and flavery, in thy due time, be univer

fally

fally abolished, and may liberty, peace, and righteousness be established among all nations. Amen.

For our Country.

BLESS, we beseech thee, our native country. Avert from us the judgments

which we have justly deserved.

our fins, and reform our manners.

Pardon

Beftow

upon us the fruits of the earth in their feafons, and may we enjoy the bleffings of thy providence in peace and safety. Amen.

For the King and Royal Family. MAY it please thee, O Lord, to blefs the

King, the Queen, the Prince of Wales, and all the Royal Family. May thy guardian. providence defend them from all evil, and profper them with all good. Teach them to adorn their high ftations here, by genuine piety and virtue, that hereafter they may exchange their earthly honours, for crowns of glory which fhall never fade away. Amen.

For

For all who are in Authority.

GOD, the fountain of all wisdom, we befeech thee to counfel the King's counfellors. (Prefide in the high court of Parliament at this time affembled, and over-rule all their confultations for the public good.) Blefs all the magistrates of this land; may they difcharge the duties of their stations and offices with fidelity and a good confcience; and under them may we lead peaceable and quiet lives, in all godliness and honefty. Amen.

For Chriftian Ministers.

THOU fupreme head of the church, we humbly befeech the to fend down thy bleffing on all Chriftian minifters. May they take heed to themfelves and to their doctrines, and thus do honour to their Chriftian profeffion, and promote the falvation of men, that when Chrift the chief fhepherd fhall appear, they may receive a crown of everlasting life and glory. Amen.

For

For all Young Perfons.

ALMIGHTY God, by whose gracious providence the fucceffive generations of men are called into being, we commend to thy paternal goodness the young and rifing generation. Lead them by thy fatherly hand in the path of duty, and preserve them amidst the temptations of the world. As they grow in years, may they grow in grace, and by a careful improvement of the talents committed to their trust, may they lay a foundation for their present and future happiness. Amen.

For the Afflicted.

MOST gracious God, we beseech thee to

look with compaffion on all who are in affliction. Be unto them a prefent help in time of trouble. We intreat thee, O God of mercy, to hear the cries of the oppreffed. May it please thee to comfort those who mourn; to provide for the poor;

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