To Almighty God, for the Fruits of the Earth, and all the other Blessings of his merciful Providence; to be used yearly on the first Thursday in November, or on such other Day as shall be appointed by the Civil Authority.

The Service shall be as usual, except where it is hereby otherwise appointed. Among the Sentences at the beginning ken in heart, and bindeth up their of Morning Prayer shall be the follow-wounds.

HONOUR the Lord with thy clouds, and prepareth rain for the ruits of all thine increase: So earth; he maketh the grass to hall thy barns be filled with plen-He giveth to the beast his food; grow upon the mountains. y, and thy presses shall burst out and to the young ravens which with new wine. Prov. iii. 9, 10. The Lordby wisdom hath found-cry d the earth; by understanding Praise thy God, O Sion. dath he established the heavens:

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TO BE USED IN FAMILIES.

MORNING PRAYER,

The Master or Mistress having called together as many of the Family as can conveniently be present; let one of them, or any other whom they shall think proper, say as follows, all kneeling :

OUR Father, who art in Heaven, Hallowed be thy Name; Thy Kingdom come; Thy will be done on Earth, as it is in Heaven; Give us this day our daily bread; And forgive us our trespasses, as at we forgive those who trespass against us; And lead us not into temptation; But deliver us from evil: For thine is the Kingdom, and the Power, and the Glory, for ever and ever. Amen. ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, in whom we

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live and move and have our being; we, thy mercy and preserel needy creatures, render thee our humble praises, for vation, especially athy preservation of us from the beginning of our lives through the night and to this day, and especially for having delivered us past. mth from the dangers of the past night. To thy watchful

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providence we owe it, (that no disturbance hath *When disturb hat come nigh us or our dwelling; but, that we are ances of any kind befall a Family, shalt brought in safety to the beginning of this day.) For instead of this, say, te these thy mercies, we bless and magnify thy glorious that notwithstandName; humbly beseeching thee to accept this our ing our dangers, we are brought in morning sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving; for his safety to the begin the sake who lay down in the grave, and rose again for ning of this day. hemus, thy Son our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen. AND, since it is of thy mercy, O gracious Father, Dedication of soul that another day is added to our lives; we here and body to God's chidedicate both our souls and our bodies to thee and service, with a rethy service, in a sober, righteous, and godly life: In growing daily in goodwhich resolution, do thou, O merciful God, confirm goodness. and and strengthen us; that, as we grow in age, we may egrow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord adband Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.

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BUT, O God, who knowest the weakness and corruption of our nature, and the manifold tempta- form that resoluandtions which we daily meet with; we humbly beseech tion. ans thee to have compassion on our infirmities, and to

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give us the constant assistance of thy Holy Spirit; that we may be reeffectually restrained from sin, and excited to our duty. Imprint upon our hearts such a dread of thy judgments, and such a grateful sense of thy goodness to us, as may make us both afraid and ashamed to offend thee. And, above all, keep in our minds a lively remembrance of that great Day, in which we must give a strict account of our thoughts, words, and actions; and according to the works done

in the body, be eternally rewarded or punished, by him whom thou hast appointed the Judge of quick and dead, thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

and keep us the following day, and for God's blessing on the business

of the same.

For grace to guide IN particular, we implore thy grace and protection for the ensuing day. Keep us tem perate in our meats and drinks, and diligent in our several callings. Grant us patience under any afflictions thou shalt see fit to lay on us, and minds always contented with our present condition. Give us grace to be just and upright in all *On Sunday Morning our dealings; quiet and peaceable; full of cominstead of this, say, and let thy Holy Spirit passion; and ready to do good to all men, ac accompany us to the cording to our abilities and opportunities. Di place of thy public rect us in all our ways *(and prosper the works worship, making us se- of our hands in the business of our several sta rious and attentive, and raising our minds tions.) Defend us from all dangers and adversifrom the thoughts of ties; and be graciously pleased to take us, and all this world to the con- things belonging to us, under thy Fatherly care that we may fervently and protection. These things, and whatever join in the prayers and else thou shalt see necessary and convenient to praises of thy Church, us, we humbly beg, through the merits and and listen to our duty mediation of thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord and order to practise it. Saviour. Amen.

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THE grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Ghost, be with us all evermore.

EVENING PRAYER.

Amen.

The Family being together, a little before Bed Time, let the Master or Mistress, or any other whom they shall think proper, say as follows, all kneeling :

OUR Father, who art in Heaven, Hallowed be thy Name; Thy Kingdom come; Thy Will be done on Earth, as it is in Heaven, Give us this day our daily bread; And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; And lead us not into temptation; But deliver us from evil: For thine is the Kingdom, and the Power, and the Glory, for ever and ever. Amen.

Confession of MOST merciful God, who art of purer eyes than sins, with a prayer for contrition and to behold iniquity, and hast promised forgivepardon. ness to all those who confess and forsake their sins; we come before thee in an humble sense of our own unworthiness, acknowledging our manifold trans. Here, let him gressions of thy righteous laws. But, O gracious who reads make a Father, who desirest not the death of a sinner, look short pause, that every one may se- upon us, we beseech thee, in mercy, and forgive us cretly confess the all our transgressions. Make us deeply sensible of sus and failings the great evil of them; and work in us an hearty conof that day.. trition; that we may obtain forgiveness at thy hands,

who art ever ready to receive humble and penitent