Sept. 23, 1771.

ON the 18th, in the morning, before I went to bed, I used the general prayer [beginning of this year] when I rose. I came home from Mr. Thrale's that I might be more mafter of my hours. I went to church in the morning, but came in to the Litany. I have gone voluntarily to church on the week day but few times in my life. I think

to mend.

At night I compofed and ufed the prayer, which I have ufed fince in my devotions one morning, Having been fomewhat disturbed, I have not yet fettled in any plan, except that yesterday I began to learn fome verses in the Greek Teftament for a Sunday's recital. I hope, by truft in God, to amend my life.

1772.

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Jan. 1, 2 in the morning.

LMIGHTY God, who haft permitted me to see the beginning of another year, enable me fo to receive thy mercy, as that it may raise in me ftronger defires of pleafing Thee by purity of mind and holiness of life. Strengthen me, O Lord, in good purposes, and reasonable meditations. Look with pity upon all my diforders of mind, and infirmities of body. Grant that the refidue of my life may enjoy fuch degrees of health as may permit me to be useful, and that I may live to thy glory; and, O merciful Lord, when it shall please Thee to call me from the present state, enable me

to

to die in confidence of thy mercy, and receive me to everlasting happiness, for the fake of Jefus Christ our Lord. Amen.

To rife in the morning.

EASTER EVE

April 18, 1772.

I AM now again preparing, by divine mercy, to commemorate the death of my gracious Redeemer, and to form, as God fhall enable me, refolutions and purposes of a better life.

When I review the laft year, I am able to recollect fo little done, that fhame and forrow, though perhaps too weakly, come upon me; yet I have been generally free from local pain, and my ftrength

I began it the first day of Lent; and, for a time, read with fome regularity. I was then difturbed or feduced, but finifhed the Old Teftament laft Thursday.

I hope to read the whole Bible once a year, as long as I live.

Yesterday I fafted, as I have always, or commonly done, fince the death of Tetty. The faft was more painful than it has formerly been, which I imputed to fome medicinal evacuations in the beginning of the week, and to a meal of cakes on the foregoing day. I cannot now fast as formerly.

I devoted this week to the perufal of the Bible, and have done little fecular bufinefs. I am this night eafier than is cuftomary on this anniversary, but am not sensibly enlightened.

EASTER DAY.

After 12 at night.

THE day is now begun, on which I hope to begin a new courfe ώσπερ ἀφ' ὑσπλήγγων.

My hopes are from this time,

To rife early.

To wafte lefs time.

To appropriate fomething to charity.

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EASTER.

LMIGHTY God, merciful Father, who hateft nothing that Thou haft made, look down with pity upon my finfulness and weakness. Strengthen, O Lord, my mind; deliver me from needlefs terrours; enable me to correct all inordinate de