from all things hurtful, and lead me to all things profitable for my falvation.

The like I wish to all the world; that unbelievers may be tranflated out of the kingdom of darkness into the kingdom of thy dear Son; and they who are called by the name of Chrift, may depart from all iniquity. Infpire all kings and princes of the earth with great wisdom and charity; and make them like to thee, the Lord of all, who art good unto all, and pleafed in mercy. Indue all our pastors and guides with true knowledge, piety and zeal; and give me, and chriftian people grace to receive their instructions with a meek, humble and obedient heart. Thou knoweft the forrows, troubles and perplexities of all afflicted perfons, for whom I implore thy compaffionate relief: fupport them with a lively faith and hope in thy precious promises; difpofe them thereby to a more strict observance of thy holy commands; and convert their present fufferings into endless joys, when they have brought forth the peaceable fruit of righteoufness. And whilft thou art pleased to continue to me that eafe, plenty and profperity which I enjoy, fill me with fuch a

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sense of thy undeserved goodness, that I may be the more ready to do good to thofe, who are in mifery; and, by a fober and moderate ufe of thy bleffings, be prepared to endure patiently whatsoever change, thou fhalt be pleased to order for me into a worfe condition. Preserve me all this day in innocence, and in love to thee, and to all men; and fince in all my way's I acknowledge thee, do thou direct my paths, and teach me to guide my affairs with difcretion, Thou art my hope and my confidence, my fatisfaction and my peace, my glory and my joy; therefore never leave me nor forfake me; but conduct me fafely by thy counsel through all the businesses and enjoyments, through all the temptations and troubles of this life, to that bleffed place, where our Lord Jefus liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the fame Spirit, world without end. Amen.

A fhorter Prayer for the morning.

Lmighty God! who dwelleft in the highest heavens, and yet vouchfafet to regard the lowest creature upon earth, I humbly adore thy facred majesty, and, with all the powers of my foul, exalt and praife thy holy name, for the infinite bleffings thou haft fo freely beftowed upon me ; for electing me in thy love, and creating me after thine own image; for redeeming me by thy Son, and fanctifying me with thy holy Spirit; for preferving me in alt the chances and encounters of this life, and raising up my thoughts to the hope of a better; and particularly for thy gracious protecting me from the dangers of this night, and bringing me fafely to the beginning of this day. Continue, O Lord! thy mercy to me; and as thou haft awakened my body from fleep, fo raise my foul from fin, that I may walk foberly, righteoully, and godly this day, in all holy obedience before thy face.

Deliver me, O merciful God! from the evils of this day, and guide my feet in the ways of peace; strengthen my refolutions,

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to embrace with gladnefs, the opportunities of doing good; and carefully avoid all occafions of fin, especially those, to which my nature is most prone, and which experience hath confirm'd to be most dangerous foul. And when, through frailty, I forget thee, do thou in mercy remember me; that, as I often fall by the evil inclination of my nature, I may always rife again by the affiftance of thy grace. Make me diligent in the duty of my calling (or state of life wherein thou haft placed me) that I may not be too folicitous for these fading riches, but in all the miscarriages and croffes of the world, abfolutely submit to thy divine pleasure, and wholly rely on thy merciful providence. Let thy bleffings be upon all my actions, and thy grace direct my intentions, that the whole course of my life, and the principal design of my heart, may always tend to the advancement of thy glory, the good of others, and the eternal falvation of my own foul, through Jefus Christ our Lord and only Saviour; who, with thee and the Holy Ghost, liveth and reigneth, ever one God, world without end. Amen,

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An Interceffion.

Blessed Lord, whofe mercy is over O all thy works, I befeech thee to have mercy upon all men, and grant that the precious ransom, which was paid by thy Son for all, may be effectual to the faving of all. Give thy enlightning grace to those that are in darkness, and thy controverting grace to thofe that are in fin: look with thy tendereft compaffion upon the univerfal Church. O be favourable and gracious unto Sion, build thou the walls of Jerufalem. Unite all those that profess thy name to thee, by purity and holiness, and to each other, by brotherly love. Have pity, O Lord, on all that are in affliction; be a father to the fatherlefs, and plead the cause of the widow; comfort the feebleminded, fupport the weak, heal the fick, relieve the needy, defend the oppreffed, and administer to every one according to their feveral neceffities. Let thy bleffings reft all that are near and dear to me, upon and grant 'em whatsoever thou feeft neceffary either to their bodies or their fouls. Rewards