ous bounty) all things needful and convenient for our present being here. Preserve us from all the snares and dangers that attend both the prosperous and the afflicted case. When we have this worlds good, O that we may use it wisely and piously, to th glory; and, whenever thou takest it from us, make us contented, patient and thankful; and the more intent upon that good which shall never be taken away. O good God! we beg that still we may be in that state of body which thou knowest to be best for our souls; and that all which we have in this life, may tend and help to speed us to the blessed life immortal.

We are ashamed and sorry that we have so muchand so long dishonoured thy blessed name, disobeyed thy holy word, and abused thy rich mercy. We desired to return, and to be reconciled to our God; to be humbled and penitent for our sins, and to intreat thy gracious favour, in Jesus Christ, for the pardon of them. Forgive us] we beseech thee, O Father of mercies (for his sake) all the sins that ever we have committed against thee: especially we beg to be discharged from those wasting and presumptuous sins, committed against the strivings of thy spirit and the checks of our own enlightened minds, that have made the saddest breaches upon our peace, and filled our souls with the. dread of thy wrath.O give us tokens for good, to persuade and assure our hearts that thou hast such mercy in store for us. And incline our hearts, O Lord to forgive,] and to be merciful, as we need to be forgiven, and as we desire to obtain mercy.

And, that iniquities may not prevail against us to spoil us for the future, subdue them, O God of all grace, by the power of thy holy spirit; and never suffer us to be tempted above the strength wherewith thy grace shall supply

us.

Make us wary to avoid all the temptations] we can, and strong in the Lord to overcome what we must encounter. We are poor frail creatures; but thou, O Lord Almighty, art stronger than the strong one: O do thou protect us, we beseech thee, by thy powerful aids: and so keep us from falling, that we may never be made a prey to the cruel murderer of souls; nor be delivered into those bitter pains of eternal death, which are the sad wages of our sins; but may find a way to escape every snare, and be preserved safe to thy heavenly kingdom.

Thine is the kingdom;] O Lord most high! thou art the King of all the world; and happy are they who are under the conduct of thy good spirit, as the willing subjects of thy spiritual kingdom. We desire and beg that we may be found of that number. Save, Lord, and let the King of heaven hear us when we call.

We ask great things at thy hands, but not too great for the Almighty God to grant for thine is the power:] and thou art able to do for us exceeding abundantly, even above all that we ask or think: O reveal thy glorious arm to do the things worthy of God, which none but thy blessed Self can do; in forgiving and healing, and helping us, who have undone ourselves, and are hopeless, and helpless in ourselves.

Thine is the glory,] O God; and such are the

the wonders of thy grace, to get thee glory in the salvation of those that were lost.

Therefore, though we are exceedingly guilty and utterly unworthy, yet we do pray and hope that thou wilt glorify thy mercy, to remember us in our low estate: and to relieve us in all our wants and straits, who forsake every refuge else to come to thee, O blessed God, alone; and have all our expectation from thee; and our whole dependence upon thee; trusting only in thy gracious goodness, through the all-sufficient merits and mediation of our blessed Redeemer; and looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to eternal life.

And to thee, O great and glorious Lord our God, whose kingdom ruleth over all: to thee who dost whatever thou pleasest in heaven and in earth to thee who shewest forth all thy glory to the blessed that are in thy presence, be glory in the highest, and all thanks and praise ascribed of us, and of all the world, for ever and Amen.

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Morning Prayer for a Family.

LORD, the blessed God of our salvation,! thou art the hope of all the ends of the earth, upon whom the eyes of all do wait for thou givest unto all life, and breath, and all things. In thee we ever live, and move, and are; and upon thee we continually do depend for all the good that ever we have, or hope for. -Still thou takest care of us, and watchest for good over us; even in our rest and sleep, when we have not so much as any thoughts of caring

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for ourselves: and daily thou renewest to us our lives, and thy mercies: every morning giving us new occasions still for thy praise, and our thankfulness. And thou hast given us the assurance of thy woord, That if we commit our affairs to thee, and acknowledge thee in all our ways, thou wilt establish our thoughts, and direct our path. And therefore we desire, O Lord, still to put ourselves under thy gracious conduct, and thy fatherly protection; and to beg the heavenly guidance and blessing, and assistance of thy good Spirit, to chuse our inheritance for us; and to dispose of us, and of all that concern us, to the glory of thy name.

O Lord, withdraw not thy tender mercies from us, nor the comforts of thy presence, nor the assistance of thy Spirit, for our great contempt and manifold abuses of all such grace and goodness. Never punish our sins, by giving us over to the love and power of our sins: but give us 'true penitent hearts for all the evils committed by us; and thy merciful discharge from all the guilt that lies upon us. And grant us, O good God, the comfortable sense and apprehension of thy gracious acceptance of us, and thy merciful intentions towards us, in the Son of thy love, the Lover of our souls: that our souls may bless thee, and all that is within us may praise thy holy name

And O that we may find the joy of the Lord to be our strength, to enable us against our sins; especially those sins to which we are most addicted, and whereof we are in greatest danger; and to make us also more ready to every good

work, and better disposed for all the duties of piety, justice, charity, and sobriety, which we, owe to thee, our God, to our neighbour, and ourselves: that herein we may exercise ourselves to have always the conscience void of offence towards God, and towards men. O help us to walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise; carefully redeeming the time that we have lost, and conscienciously improving all those seasons and means of grace, which thou art pleased to put into our hands, for the best profit and advantage of our souls. And while we are upon earth, O give us all things needful and convenient for our present pilgrimage; and sanctify to us all our enjoyments, and all estates that we go through, and all events that now.befal us; till through the merits of thy Son, and the multitude of thy mercies, we are conducted safe to be ever with the Lord. Amidst all our other affairs in this world, O let us never forget or neglect the one thing needful; but be in greatest care so to demean ourselves every day, as may forward our comfortable accounts in the great day of thy appearing and glory.

O gracious Father! keep us, we beseech thee, this day in thy fear and favour; and help us to live to thy honour and glory. If thou guide us not, we shall run into errors; if thou preserve us not, we shall fall into dangers: O let thy good providence be our defence and security: and let thy holy Spirit be our guide and counsellor in all our ways. And grant that we may take the ways and courses agreeable to thy will, and acceptable in thy sight, through Jesus Christ: