of good learning and education: and make all his people the Lord's people; that they may all know thee from the greatest to the least; and so order their conversation aright, that they may see the salvation of God. Remember them all for good, who have been any way instruments of our good. Such as have done us good, O Lord, reward them: and all that have or would, hurt us, O Lord, forgive them. Give unto all that mourn in Zion, beauty for ashes, the oil of gladness for mourning, and the garments of praise for the spirit of heaviness. And in the time of our health and.peace, and prosperity, O that we may remember, and provide for the time of trouble and sickness, and death; when, all worldly succours will fail us; and the greatest powers on earth connot deliver us out of thy hands. O make us now so mindful of our duty, that then thou mayest remember us in mercy; and be with us, and support us, and never leave nor forsake us. Our own unworthiness would make us despair of obtaining all these great and good things which we beg at thy hands, O Lord. But the remembrance of thy continual bounty, and how much we are every day receiving from thy hands, puts life into our hopes, and encouragement into our prayers, and leaves us no reason to doubt of such tried mercy. And blessed forever be thy name, that we have so much to say of thy goodness by our own experience; that thou hast in, so many advantages made us to differ. O good Lord! continue such thy gracious favour to us, and thy fatherly care over us this night. As we go to rest after the labours of the day, so help us to do thy work, that we may enter into that rest which remains for thy people in the close of this life. And so discharge us from our sins, and supply us still with thy grace, that we may finish our course with joy, and in the end of our lives find that greatest of all mercy, to be received into thy glory which we beg. for the all-suflicient mcrits of our only Redeemer: for whom, and to whom with thee, O everlasting Father, and the Holy Ghost the Comforter, in the unity of the ever glorious Trinity, be all praise, and honour, and glory, ascribed by us, and by all the Israel of God, now and for evermore. A seventh Evening Prayer. Amen. LORD, the great and glorious God! infinite in power, wisdom, and goodness: the wonderful maker and preserver, ruler and disposer of us, and of all the world! Thou hast created all things by thy Almighty power! sustainest and orderest all that thou hast made by thy wise and righteous Providence; and thy mercy is everlasting, and over all thy works. O who is able to express or conceive the exceeding riches of that grace and goodness of the Lord, which in such a plentiful measure is still descending and overflowing upon poor sinful creatures, who deserve nothing from thee, but to be forsaken and abhorred by thee! This day and every day of our lives,, O Lord, we have tasted largely of thy mercy, and lived together still upon thy fatherly care and bounty. 0 But notwithstanding all thy patience and gracious dealings with us, and all the repeated pledges of thy favour and kindness to us; O how ill have we requited thy love! and what unsuitable returns have we made for all thy great and continued goodness that we have found! beside the guilt of our inbred corruption, which as a sore clog, hangs heavy upon us; we are amazed at the greatness and multitude of all our other sins that we have committed against the light and teachings of thy gospel; against the dictates and ftrivings of thy Spirit, and the love and sufferings of thy Son; against all the patience and long forbearance which thou haft exercised towards us; and against the many mercies and methods of our conversion and sanctification, wherewith, from time to time, thou haft sought to make us such as thy word requires we should be. O Lord, we have given thee so great provocation, that we are afraid lest thou shouldst forsake us utterly, and cause the day of thy patience to be at an end with us, and grant us no more of the grace which we have so greatly abused, no more of the Holy Spirit which we have so frequently refused. And what have we now but judgment to expect from thee, O Lord, but that thy mercy rejoices over judgment! And thy word assures us, that thou delightest not in the death of sinners, but rather that they should turn to thee and live. Therefore still thou leavest us these opportunities to appear before thee, to plead with our God, for the life of our souls, that have sinned against thee. And what have we to plead, O blessed Lord, but thy own gracious nature and merciful inclinations, and the many promises and declarations of thyself, which thou hast made to returning sinners in Jesus Christ! Thou hast sent thy only Son to be our Almighty Saviour: And he that did no sin was manifested to take away our sins. O for his sake be thou pleased to pity us; and spare us, and forgive us. Turn away thy wrath from us; receive us to thy blessed favour; and comfort us with the sure persuasion, that our great and many sins are remitted. And because such is the infirmity of our nature, that without thy grace we have not the least power to keep ourselves even from the greatest sins; O grant us the increase of thy grace, and such help of thy good spirit, as may fortify us against all temptations, and make us willing and faihful, and diligent in thy service. And be thou pleased, O Lord, yet further to discover and manifest thyself to our souls, that we may know aright, thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent. . And give us power from on high to enable us so to live and practise, according to that light and knowledge of our duty which thou art pleased to impart unto us, that we may not hold the truth in unrighteousness, knowing the better, and doing the worse; but may walk in the light, as children of the light, while we have it; that we may never in judgment be ́deprived of it. O, let us not only be almost, but altogether Christians; sincere converts, true penitents, and sound believers. And wilt thou, O God, that workest all in all, do that work of thy grace, thoroughly upon our hearts; for which we may have cause to give thee praise and glory to all eternity. Which things we beg, not only for ourselves, but for all the partakers of our nature, whom thou hast made to share in our hopes and capacities of eternal happiness; especially for the whole church, wheresoever or howsoever disposed of over all the earth for the king's ma'jesty, and all our rulers and counsellors; for our ministers and teachers; for our relations and neighbours; our friends and benefactors, and for all thy afflicted, whatsoever be their trials and troubles. O, supply all their wants, and fulfil all their desires, so as thy wisdom sees best, for thy own mercy's sake in Jesus Christ. Thou, Lord, art the great Preserver of men, who hast kept and blessed us to - day, and all our days. Praised be, thy name for all thy goodness, which we so long and largely have experienced. O make us sensible and thankful, as we are obliged to be. Take care of us, O Lord, and be good to us this night.Give us bodily rest in our beds, and rest for our souls in thyself. And be thou our God and guide, our hope and help, our joy and comfort, and all in all to us, this night and for evermore. Amen. Morning Prayer for the Lord's Day. MOST blessed and gracious Lord our |