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GOD, who didft teach the hearts of thy faithful people, by fending to them the light of thy holy Spirit; Grant us, by the fame Spirit, to have a right judgment in all things, and evermore to rejoice in thy holy com fort, and conftantly to obey thy bleffed will in all holiness and righteousness. Amen.

The fecond Collect, for Peace.

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The third Collect, for Grace.

LORD, our heavenly Father, Almighty and everlafting God, who haft fafely brought us to the beginning of this day; defend us in the fame by thy mighty power, and grant that this day we fall into no fin, neither run into any kind of danger, but that all our actions being ordered by thy governance, we may do what is righteous in thy fight, now and for ever. Amen.

The following Prayers are next to be read in their order as bere placed.

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A Prayer for the King.

LORD, our heavenly Father, high and mighty, king of kings, lord of lords, the fupreme ruler of princes, who doft from thy throne behold all the dwellers upon earth; moft heartily we beseech thee, with thy favour to behold our moft gracious fovereign lord king George; and fo replenish him with the grace of thy holy Spirit, that he may alway incline to thy will, and walk in thy way. Endue him plenteoufly with heavenly gifts; grant him in health and happiness long to live; profper all his righteous. undertakings against his enemies;

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* This alteration was made by the Ecclefiaftical Commiffioners in 1689; each article, we are told, as soon as agreed on, being figned by the Bishop of London.

Candid Difquifitions, p. 277, 279.