A Prayer for the whole ftate of Chrift's church militant here in earth.

LMIGHTY and everliving

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Apostle haft taught us to make fupplications, and to give thanks for all men; We humbly befeech thee moft mercifully to receive these our prayers which we offer unto thy divine Majefty, befeeching thee to inspire continually the univerfal church with the fpirit of truth, unity and concord; and grant that all they that do confess thy holy name, may agree in the truth of thy holy word, and live in unity and godly love. We beseech thee alfo to preserve and defend all Chriftian kings, princes, and governors, especially thy fervant George our king, that under him

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him we may be peaceably governed. And grant unto his whole council and to all that are put in authority under him, that they may truly and impartially adminifter justice, to the punishment of wickedness and vice and the maintenance of thy true religion and virtue. Give grace, O heavenly Father, to all minifters of the gospel of thy Son, that they may both by their life and doctrine set forth thy true and lively word. And to all thy people give thy heavenly grace, and efpecially to this congregation here present, that with meek heart and due reverence they may hear and receive thy holy word, truly serving thee in holiness and righteousness all the days of their life. And we most humbly befeech thee, of thy goodness, O Lord,

Lord, to comfort and fuccour all those who in this tranfitory life, are in trouble, forrow, need, fickness, or any other adverfity. And we also bless thy name for all thy fervants departed this life in thy holy fear; befeeching thee to give us grace fo to follow their good examples, that with them we may be partakers of thy heavenly kingdom. In these our requefts, we beseech thee, O God, to hear and to accept us as the true difciples of thy Son Jefus Chrift our Lord. Amen.

A general Thanksgiving.

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LMIGHTY God, Father of all mercies, we thine unworthy fervants, do give thee most humble and hearty thanks for all thy goodness and loving kind

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kindness to us and to all men; • This is to be (*particularly to thofe faid, when any who defire now to offer prayed for, defire up their praifes and to return praise. thanksgivings for thy late mercies vouchfafed unto them.) We bless thee for our creation, prefervation, and all the bleffings of this life; but above all, for thine inestimable love in the redemption of the world by our Lord Jefus Chrift; for the means of grace, and for the hope of glory. And we beseech thee, give us that due fenfe of all thy mercies, that our hearts may be unfeignedly thankful; and that we may fhew forth thy praife, not only with our lips, but in our lives; by giving up ourselves to thy fervice, and by walking before thee in holiness and righte

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ousness all our days, through Jefus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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A concluding Prayer.

LMIGHTY God, who haft given us grace at this time with one accord to make our common supplications unto thee; and haft promised by thy beloved Son, that where two or three are gathered together in his name, thou wilt grant their requefts; fulfil now, O Lord, the defires and petitions of thy fervants, as may be moft expedient for them; granting us in this world the knowledge of thy truth; and, in the world to come, life everlasting. Amen.