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FAMILY PRAYERS.

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and Redeemer. Amen.

AND lest, through our own frailty, or the tempta

for grace reform and

tions which encompass us, we be drawn again to into sin, vouchsafe us, we beseech thee, the direc- grow better. tion and assistance of thy Holy Spirit. Reform whatsoever is amiss in the temper and disposition of our souls; that no unclean thoughts, unlawful designs, or inordinate desires, may rest there. Purge our hearts from envy, hatred, and malice; that we may never suffer the sun to go down upon our wrath; but may always go to our rest in peace, charity, and good-will, with a con science void of offence towards thee and towards men: That so, we may be preserved pure and blameless, unto the coming of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.

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ND accept, O Lord, our intercessions for all The Intercession. mankind. Let the light of thy Gospel shine

upon all nations; and may as many as have received it, live as becomes it. Be gracious unto thy Church; and grant that every member of the same, in his vocation and ministry, may serve thee faithfully. Bless all in authority over us; and so rule their hearts and strengthen their hands, that they may punish wickedness and vice, and maintain thy true religion and virtue. Send down thy blessings, temporal and spiritual, upon all our relations, friends, and neighbours. Reward all who have done us good, and pardon all those who have done or wish us evil, and give them repentance and better minds. Be merciful to all who are in any trouble; and do thou, the God of pity, administer to them according to their several necessities, for his sake who went about doing good, thy Son our Saviour Jesus to Christ. Amen.

то our prayers, O Lord, we join our unfeigned The Thanksgiv thanks for all thy mercies; for our being, our ing.

reason, and all other endowinents and faculties of soul and body; for our health, friends, food, and raiment, and all the other comforts and conveniencies of life. Above all, we adore thy mercy in sending thithy only Son into the world to redeem us from sin and eternal death, estand in giving us the knowledge and sense of our duty towards thee. We bless thee for thy patience with us, notwithstanding our many and great provocations; for all the directions, assistances, and comforts of thy Holy Spirit; for thy continual care and watchful providence over us through the whole course of our lives; and parti. cularly for the mercies and benefits of the past day: Beseeching thee to continue these thy blessings to us; and to give us grace to show our thankfulness in a sincere obedience to his laws through whose merits and intercession we received them all, thy Son our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.

IN particular, we beseech thee to continue thy gra- Prayer for God's cious protection to us this night. Defend us from the night followprotection through all dangers and mischiefs, and from the fear of them; ing.

that we may enjoy such refreshing sleep, as may fit us for the duties of the following day. Make us ever mindful of the time when we shall lie down in the dust; and grant us grace always to live in such a state, that we may never be afraid to die: So that living and dy ing we may be thine, through the merits and satisfaction of thy Son Christ Jesus, in whose name we offer up these our imperfect prayers. Amen.

Amen.

THE grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Ghost, be with us all evermore. On Sundays and on other days, when it may be onvenient, it will be begin with a Chapter, or part of a Chapter, from the New Testament.

SELECTIONS OF PSALMS,

proper to

To be used instead of the Psalms for the Day, at the Discretion of the Minister.

SELECTION I.

Psalm 19. Cali enarrant.

THE heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament showeth his handy work.

The fear of the Lord is clean, and endureth for ever; the judgments of the Lord are true, and righteous altogether.

More to be desired are they

One day telleth another; and than gold, yea, than much fine one night certifieth another.

There is neither speech nor language; but their voices are heard among them.

Their sound is gone out into all lands; and their words into the ends of the world.

In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun; which cometh forth as a bridegroom out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a giant to run his course.

and the honey-comb.
gold; sweeter also than honey,

Moreover, by them is thy ser
them there is great reward.
vant taught; and in keeping of

Who can tell how oft he offend. eth? O cleanse thou me from my secret faults.

Keep thy servant also from pre: sumptuous sins, lest they get the dominion over me.

Let the words of my mouth, It goeth forth from the utter- and the meditation of my heart, most part of the heaven, and run- be alway acceptable in thy sight,

neth about unto the end of it

again; and there is nothing hid Redeemer. O Lord, my strength, and my

from the heat thereof.

The law of the Lord is an unde

filed law, converting the soul; the testimony of the Lord is sure, and giveth wisdom unto the simple.

Psalm 24. Domini est terra.

THE earth is the Lord's, and

all that therein is; the com. pass of the world, and they that dwell therein.

The statutes of the Lord are right, and rejoice the heart; the For he hath founded it upon commandment of the Lord is the seas, and prepared it upon the pure, and giveth light unto the floods.

eyes.

Who shall ascend into the hill

red!

an

of the Lord? or who shall rise Ho will not always be chiding; up in his holy place? neither keepeth he his anger for

Even he that hath clean hands ever, and a pure heart; and that hath not lift up his mind unto vanity, nor sworn to deceive his neighbour.

He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our wickednesses.

For look how high the heaven

He shall receive the blessing from the Lord; and righteousness is in comparison of the earth; so from the God of his salvation.

This is the generation of those who seek him; even of those who seek thy face, O Jacob.

Lift up your heads, O ye gates, and be ye lift up ye everlasting doors, and the King of glory shall come in.

Who is the King of glory? it is the Lord strong and mighty, even the Lord mighty in battle.

Lift up your heads, Oye gates, and be ye lift up ye everlasting doors, and the King of glory shall come in. Who is the King of glory? even the the Lord of hosts, he is the King of glory.

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PSALM 103. Benedic, anima mea.

great is his mercy also toward those who fear him!

Look how wide also the east is from the west; so far hath he set our sins from us!

Yea, like as a father pitieth his own children; even so is the Lord merciful unto them that fear him.

For he knoweth whereof we are made; he remembereth that we are but dust.

The days of man are hut as grass; for he flourisheth as a flower of the field.

For as soon as the wind goeth over it, it is gone; and the place thereof shall know it no more.

But the merciful goodness of

PRAISE the Lord, O my soul; the Lord endureth for ever and and all that is within

me, ever upon those who fear him, praise his holy name. and his righteousness upon chilPraise the Lord, O my soul;dren's children; and forget not all his benefits;

Even upon such as keep his covenant, and think upon his commandments to do them. Who saveth thy life from de- The Lord hath prepared his fstruction, and crowneth thee seat in heaven, and his kingdom with mercy and loving kindness; ruleth over all. Who satisfieth thy mouth with nggood things, making thee young and lusty as an eagle.

Who forgiveth all thy sin, and thealeth all thine infirmities;

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O praise the Lord, ye Angels of his, ye that excel in strength; ye that fulfil his commandment, and hearken unto the voice of

The Lord executeth righteous
Less and judgment, for all them his words.

that are oppressed with wrong. O praise the Lord, all ye his He showed his ways unto Mo-hosts; ye servants of his, that do ses, his works unto the children of his pleasure.

Israel.

O speak good of the Lord, all The Lord is full of compassion ye works of his, in all places of "and mercy, long-suffering, and of his dominion: Praise thou the great goodness. Lord, O my soul.

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SELECTION II.

Thine eyes did see my subFrom Psalm 139. Domine, probasti. stance, yet being imperfect; and Lord, thou hast searched me in thy book were all my members out, and known me; thou written..

knowest my down-sitting, and Which day by day were famine up-rising; thon under-shioned, when as yet there was standest my thoughts long before. none of them.

Thou art about my path, and How dearare thy counselsunto about my bed, and spiest out all me, O God; O how great is the sum of them! my ways.

If I tell them, they are more in

For lo, there is not a word in my tongue, but thou, O Lord, number than the sand; when I knowest it altogether.

Thou hast fashioned me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me.

Such knowledge is too wonderful and excellent for me; I cannot attain unto it.

Whither shall I go then from thy Spirit? or whither shall I go then from thy presence? If I climb up into heaven, thou art there; if I go down to hell, thou art there also.

wake up, I am present with thee.

Try me, O God, and seek the ground of my heart; prove me, and examine my thoughts.

Look well if there be any way of wickedness in me; and lead me in the way everlasting.

Psalm 145. Exaltabo te, Deus. Will magnify thee, O God, my King, and I will praise thy name for ever and ever.

Every day will I give thanks unto thee, and praise thy name

If I take the wings of the morn-for ever and ever. ing, and remain in the uttermost

parts of the sea;

Great is the Lord, and marvel lous, worthy to be praised; there Even there also shall thy hand is no end of his greatness. lead me, and thy right hand shall One generation shall praise thy hold me. works unto another, and declare

If I say, Peradventure the dark-thy power.

ness shall cover me; then shall As for me, I will be talking of my night be turned to day. thy worship, thy glory, thy praise, Yea, the darkness is no dark-land wondrous works; ness with thee, but the night is So that men shall speak of the and as clear as the day; the darkness might of thy marvellous acts; and light to thee are both alike. I will also tell of thy greatness. Formy reins are thine; thou hast The memorial of thine abuncovered me in my mother's womb. dant kindness shall be showed, I will give thanks unto thee, for and men shall sing of thy righte I am fearfully and wonderfully ousness. made: Marvellous are thy works, The Lord is gracious and merand that my soul knoweth right ciful; long-suffering, and of great well. goodness.

My bones are not hid from thee, The Lord is loving unto every though I be made secretly, and man, and his mercy is over all fashioned beneath in the earth. This works.

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All thy works praise thee, O and done this evil in thy sight, Lord; and thy saints give thanks that thou mightest be justified in unto thee. thy saying, and clear when thou

They show the glory of thy art judged. kingdom, and talk of thy power; Behold, I was shapen in wickThat thy power, thy glory, and edness, and in sin bath my mother mightiness of thy kingdom, might conceived me. be known unto men.

But lo, thou requirest truth in the inward parts, and shalt make

Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion en- me to understand wisdom secretly. dureth throughout all ages. Thou shalt purge me with hys

The Lord upholdeth all such as sop, and I shall be clean; thou fall, and lifteth up all those who shalt wash me, and I shall be are down. whiter than snow.

The eyes of all wait upon thee, Thou shalt make me hear of O Lord, and thou givest them joy and gladness, that the bones their meat in due season. which thou hast broken may rejoice.

Thou openest thine hand, and fillest all things living with plente

ousness,

The Lord is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works

The Lord is nigh unto all them! that call upon him; yea, all such as call upon him faithfully.

He will fulfil the desire of those who fear him; he also will hear their cry, and will help them.

The Lord preserveth all those who love him; but scattereth abroad all the ungodly.

My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord: and let all flesh give thanks unto his holy name for ever and ever.

SELECTION III.

Turn thy face from my sins, and put out all my misdeeds.

Make me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from thy presence, and take not thy Holy Spirit from me.

O give me the comfort of thy help again, and stablish me with thy free Spirit.

Then shall I teach thy ways unto the wicked, and sinners shall be converted unto thee.

Deliver me from blood-guiltiness, O God, thou that art the God of my health; and my tongue shall sing of thy righteousness.

Thou shalt open my lips, O Lord, and my mouth shall show thy praise.

From Psalm 51. Miserere mei, Deus. H [AVE mercy upon me, O God, For thou desirest no sacrifice, after thy great goodness; ac-else would I give it thee; but thou cording to the multitude of thy delightest not in burnt-offerings. mercies, do away mine offences. The sacrifice of God is a trouWash me thoroughly from my bled spirit: a broken and contrite wickedness, and cleanse me from heart, O God, shalt thou not despise. From Psalm 42. Quemadmodum. my sin:

For acknowledge my faults, and sin is ever before me. my

IKE as the hart desireth the water-brooks, so longeth my

Against thee only have I sinned, soul after thee, O God,