ner unto thee, and teach, thofe that come after, to praife, love and obey thee; and that, if I awake again in the morning, my mouth may likewife praise thee again with joyful lips, and I may ftill offer myfelf a more acceptable facrifice to thee through Chrift Jefus. In whose words I befeech thee to hear me, according to the fulleft fenfe and intention of them.

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LL honour, glory, and praise be gi

ven to thee, O Lord, my Creator, Redeemer, and Comforter, by me, and by all the world. Thou art worthy of all my love, fervice, and obedience, being most excellent in thine own nature, and of fo abundant kindness to me thy creature. I most humbly therefore proftratę myself before thee this morning, to make thee my thankful acknowledgment för all thy benefits, and tender thee my most hearty and affectionate fervice, and wait upon thy bounty for the continuance of thy grace and mercy to me. Though I am

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not worthy, I confefs, of the leaft regard from thee, whom I have fo much neglected, and whofe love and clemency I have too often abused; yet I hope thou wilt accept of this fmall oblation which I make of myself, my foul and body, with unfeigned devotion to thee. Pardon and forgive me, I moft humbly befeech thee, all my paft offences, the remembrance of which is grievous, and bitter to me; and vouchfafe me the grace of thy holy Spirit, to enable me to do thy will with greater care and diligence for the time to come, Let it ever accompany and affift me, according as thou feeft me fincerely defirous and studious to please thee, in all the actions of an holy life, in chastity and temperance, juftice and fidelity, mercy and charity, meekness and humility, patience and contentedness, innocency and peace; and in continual prayers, praises and thanksgivings to thee, the Father of mercies, in Chrift Jefus my Lord.

I fee how frail and weak my body and all its enjoyments are; and therefore I the more earnestly defire to have my foul enriched with thofe immortal treasures of thy divine grace. O that I may never

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cease most zealously to feek and purfue them; that I may think myself happy enough in the poffeffion of them; and may rejoice in nothing fo much, as in ha- Rom, vi. ving our fruit unto holiness, that in the end I may attain eternal life. Suffer not my spirit to fink too deep into the love of any, the dearest good, that I have in this world; but rather, by all these earthly things, which thy goodness affords to me for my support, ease and delight, raise my mind and heart to thofe celeftial enjoyments, which will yield me eternal pleafure, and fatisfaction. Set my affections principally on things above. Make me fo wife as to provide myself friends that never die; and to be still preparing myself by all divine qualities for their company and fociety; that fo they may re-Lukexvii. ceive me, when I remove hence, into their" everlafting habitations.

Thus now I commend myself this day, to thy most gracious protection, guidance, and bleffing; hoping that the fame good providence, which preferved me and my habitation the last night, from fire, and innumerable other dangers (for which I thank thee) will guard me this day from

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all evil, and mifchief, and bring me, in fafety of foul and body, to praise thee in the evening. Help me thankfully to receive, and foberly to use, all thy mercies; quietly to do my own business, and bear my own burthen; to be juft in my dealings; innocent and harmless in my converfation; well-pleafed with the profperity of my neighbour; defirous of the good of all the world; especially that they may all love, and honour, and join together in magnifying and praifing thee, my Lord and Governour, whofe name is excellent in all the earth.

More particularly, I implore thy mer cies towards these kingdoms wherein I live. Remember not againft us our high provocations. Spare us good Lord, and have patience with us; if perhaps we may bring forth better fruit, becoming thy holy gospel, and all the care that thou haft taken about us. Indue our foveraign with much wisdom from above, that he may always difcern what is most profitable for us, and earnestly purfue it to the utmost of his power. Bless him in his relations, in his counsellors, in his judges, and all other officers, in all the nobility, clergy, gentry,

gentry, and commonalty of the realm; that every one of them may uprightly and zealously do their duty, to the maintaining of thy true religion, and the increase of piety, honefty, and brotherly love among

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Comfort and relieve all thofe, that are in any distress, trouble, or anguish, either of body or of mind; and give me a tender and pitiful heart towards them, ready to help and ease them, according to abilities: That I, following the example of my merciful and compaffionate high-priest Christ Jefus, may have now the benefit of his interceffion for me, and at laft be admitted into the high and holy place where he is. In whose bleffed name and words, I conclude my prayers.

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Our Father, &c.

A Prayer for Tuesday Evening.

Fall down before thee, O Lord of hea

ven and earth, and worship thee in the deepest humility of my foul, acknowledging that I am thy creature, who stand infinitely bound unto thee, by innumerable bleffings and favours, which thou haft

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