my obedience to thee. I thank thee that he hath fealed them with his blood; that thou haft confirmed them by his resurrection, and afcenfion, and the coming of the Holy Ghoft; and that thou haft given me fo many happy opportunities to acquaint my felf with the truth and purity of the christian religion, which comforts me, in this state of mortality and mifery, with the bleffed hope of eternal life.

Blessed be thy goodness for that great confolation; that thou haft fhewn me the way to it by his doctrine and example; and assured me of thy holy Spirit to inable me to follow after him to that glory, which he poffeffes. Bleffed be thy goodness, that I have felt it fo often in my mind and heart; infpiring me with holy thoughts, exciting in me devout affections and godly resolutions, filling me with divine joys, and with comfortable expectations of the glory, that fhall be revealed. I thank thee, that thou hast permitted me this day to at-. tend upon thee, together with my chrif tian brethren, in the publick duties of thy worship and fervice; that there I have: received any good instructions, any holy exhortations, and chriftian incourageVOL. III. Ddd

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ments, to proceed and go forward in the course of well doing; and have begun, in any meafure, that eternal reft, which I wait for with all the faithful, when I fhall praife, and thank, and love thee, O heavenly Father, better than I can do now, whilst I am in this frail body, and absent from the Lord.

In particular, blessed be thy name, O Lord, for the folemnities of thy worship vouchfafed me this day, for the means of grace, and inftruments of falvation afforded me: O make them beneficial, make them efficacious and faving unto me. Thou, blessed Saviour, haft hallowed this day, by thy refurrection, by thine appearance thereon, and joining with thy difciples in holy duties: O give me grace alfo to 'hallow it, by obferving it with all religious reverence; by being on the wing of inflaming dévotion; and by performing with fincerity, all the remaining offices of this holy feason. Set home, O God, thy word read and preach'd upon my heart, and cause me to bring forth much fruit of good works in my life and converfation.

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Cause me, holy Father, to close this day, dedicated to thy fervice, with the ftrength, vigour, and utmost elevation of both my foul and body; praying with all fervency of prayer and fupplication, with thankfgiving; meditating with all fixedness of thought, and spirituality of affection; confeffing and bewailing the defects and imperfections of my best religious performances; begging pardon for them, grace against them, and entertaining ftedfaft purposes of amendment for the future; fo that, by the holy exercises of thy kingdom of grace here, I may become duly qualified for the fruition of thy kingdom of glory hereafter. To which I befeech thee bring me, for the fake of thy dear Son Je fus Chrift our Lord and Saviour. Amen.

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A Prayer for Monday Morning.

Humble myself, O Lord of heaven and earth, before thy glorious Majefty; I heartily acknowledge thy foveraign dominion over me and all creatures; I praise and magnify thy eternal power, wisdom, goodness, and truth; and I render thee my moft unfeigned thanks for the innumerable Ddd 2

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benefits which thou in thy bounty haft loaded me with; above all for the gracious declaration, thou haft made of thy good will to me in Chrift Jesus, by whom thou haft invited and incouraged finners to return to thee, and directed them in the way to everlasting bliss.

I blush to think of my fhameful forgetfulness of thee, and ingratitude to thee, to whom I owe all that I have in this world, and all my hopes in the next. I moft humbly implore thy tender mercies in the forgiveness of all my fins, whereby I have offended, either in thought, word, or deed, against thy just and holy laws: For I am truly forry for all my mif-doings; I utterły renounce whatsoever is contrary to thy will, and here devote my felf intirely to the obedience thereof. Accept, O most merciful Father, of this renewed dedication, which is made of my whole man, body, foul and fpirit to thee; and as thou doft infpire me with holy refolutions, fo accompany them always with the affistance of thy grace, that I may be able every day to offer up my felf more fincerely, and cheerfully to thee; with more pure affection,

fection, and hearty devotion, and ready difpofition to thy fervice.

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I adore thy great grace which hath brought falvation to me, and teaches me Tit. ii. 11. that denying all ungodliness and worldly lufts, I should live foberly, righteously and godly in this prefent world. I will endeavour, O Lord, to preserve a grateful fenfe of thy mighty love in my mind, and to follow the doctrine and example of thy Son Chrift Jefus, as becomes thofe, who have such a blessed hope, and look for fo great falvation at the day of his glorious appearing. I defire, above all things, to be fo pure and undefiled, fo meek and gentle, fo humble and lowly, so just and merciful, fo peaceable and patient, fo contented, and thankful, as my bleffed Lord and Mafter was; and I hope that thou wilt fulfil all the gracious promises he hath made to us, which I esteem far greater treasure, than thousands of gold and filver: They are the fupport, the comfort, fatisfaction of my heart; and nothing I ask, but that it may be to thy fervants according to his word.

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