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s in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave « himself for me."

Let the rem: mbrance of his love, who made himself an offering for our fins, be ever dear and precious to us. Let it continually move us to offer up ourselves to thee to do thy will, as our blessed Master did. May we place an entire co fidence in thee, and still trust ourselves with thee, who haft not spåred “ thine own Son, but freely given “ him up for us all.” May we humbly accept of whatloever thou sendest us, and “ in every “ thing give thanks.” Surely thou “ wilt never « leave us, nor forsake vs. O guide us fafe through all the changes of this life, in an unchangeable love to thee, and a lively sense of thy love to us, till we come to live with thee, and enjoy thee for ever,

And now that we are going to lay ourselves down to sleep, take us into thy gracious protec. tion, and feetle our spirits in such quiet and delightful thoughts of the glory where our Lord Jesus lives, that we may desire to be dissolved, and go to him who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him.

To thy bledling we recommend all mankind, high and low, rich and poor, that they may all faithfully serve thee, and contentedly enjoy whatfoever is needful for them. And especially we befeech thce, that the course of this world may be so peaceably ordered by thy governance, that thy church may joyfully serve thee in all godly quietness. We leave all we have with thee, especially our friends, and those who are dear unto us; defiring that when we are dead and gone, they may lift

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their souls in this manner unto thee; and teach thole that come after to.praise, love, and obey thee.

Arid if we awake again in the morning, may we praise thee again with joyful lips, a:.d Itill offer ourselves a more acceptable facrifice to thee, through Jesus Chriit; in whose words we beleech thee to hear us, according to the full senie and meaning thereof.

Our Father, Esc.

A Third MORNING PRAYER for. A FAMILY.
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Most great and mighty Lord the post for of blessing and praising thee, the Father of lpirits : for “ thou hast created all things, and in wi dom « haft thou made them all," and spread thy tender mercies over all thy works. We desire thankfully to acknowledge thy bounty to us, among the rest of thy creatures, and thy particular grace and favour to us, in Jesus Chriit, our merciful Redeemer. O give us a deep sense of that love which gave him to die for us, that he might be “the “ author of eternal salvation to all them that obey 6 him.”

And haft thou not faid, that thou wilt - give thy holy Spirit to them that afk it?

O Father of mercies, let it be unto us according to thy word. Cherish whatever thou hast already given us, which is acceptable in thy fight. . And since at the best we are unprofitable servants, and can do no more than it is our duty to do, enable us to do every thing which thou hast commanded us, heartily, with goodwill, and true love to thy service.

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O that we might ever approach thee with delight, and feel it in the joy of our hearts to think of thee, to praile thee, to give thee thanks, and to offer ourselves with absolute résignatio to thee,

that mercy may always please us as it pleaserh thee! That we may be strictly just and righteous ! May cheerfully pass by injuries, freely deny ouro selves whatever is not for thy glory; willi: gly lubmit thy fatherly corrections, and perform the duties of our several selations with singleness of heart. Render us io mindful of the great love of our Lord, that we may be zealously concerned for his glory, and use our utmoft diligence to promote his religion in the world; delighting to commemorate his death and passion, making a joyful facrifice of our fouls and bodies to him, and earnestly defiring that his kingdom may come all over the earth.

Fulfi!, molt merciful Lord, all our petitions, as far as they are agreeable to the purposes of thy providence, and our eternal good; and as thou haft graciously protected us this night, so accompany us all this day with thy bleiling, that we may please thee in body and soul, and be safe under thy defence, who art ever nigh unto all those that call upon thee.

And that all men may be awakened into a lively and thankful sense of all thy benefits. Soir up especially the minds of all Christian people, to follow." the truth as it is in Jesus," and exercise themselves « to have a conicience void of offence " toward God and toward man.” Bless these kingdoms, and endue our Sovereign with such excellent wisdom and holy zeal, that we may many good days under his government, O that true religion, juftice, mercy, brotherly-kindness, and all

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things else that are praise-worthy, may so flourish among us that we may enjoy the blelings of peace and plenty, and there may be no complaining in our ftreets.

We recommend to thee all our friends and neighbours, all the poor, the fick, and the afflicted, desiring those mercies for them, which we Tould ask for ourselves, were we in their condi. tion. “ O God, whose never-failing providence “ ordereth all things both in heaven and earth, keep them and us, we beseech thee, from all

hurtful things, and give us thofe things which

are profitable for us, according to thine abun" dant mercy in our Lord Jesus,” in whose name we ask every mercy for ourselves and others, and in whose words we conclude our fupplications unto thee, saying, Our Father, &c.

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A Third EVENING PRAYER for a FAMILY.

Lmighty and everlasting God, the Sovereign

Lord of all creatures in heaven and earth, we acknowledge that our beings, and all the comforts of them, depend on thee the fountain of all good. We have nothing but what is owing entirely to thy free and bounteous love, O most blessed Creator, and to the riches of thy grace, 0 most blesied Redeemer.

To thee, therefore, be given by us, and by all creatures whom thou hast made to know how great and good thou art, all honour and praise, all love and obedience, as long as we have any being. “ It « is but meet, right, and our bounden duty, that “ we should at all times, and in all places, give " thanks unto thee, O Lord,” and devoutly resign both foul and body to thee, to be absolutelj. governed and ruled according to thy holy will.

Father, we pray thee, increase every good defire which we feel already in our hearts ; let us always live as becomes thy creatures, as becomes the disciples of Jesus Christ. Incline us to be more and more in love with thy laws, till they are written upon our hearts. Stir up our wills to love them exceedingly, and to cleave unto them as our very life.

O that we might heartily surrender our wills to thine ! that we may unchangeably cleave unto it; yea, with the greateit and most entire affection to all thy commands. o that there may abide for ever in us, such a strong and powerful sense of thy mighty love towards us in Christ Jesus, as may conAtrain us freely and willingly to please thee in the conflant exercise of righteousness and mercy, tem. perance and charity, meekness and patience, truth and fidelity ; together with such an humble, contenta ed, and peaceable fpirit, as may adorn the religion of our Lord and Master. Yea, let it ever be thie joy cf our hearts to be righteous, as thou art righteous; to be merciful, as thou our heavenly Father art merciful, to be “ holy, as thou, who hast “ called us, art hely, in all manner of conver« fation ;' to be endued with thy divine wisdom, and to resemble thee in faithfulness and truth. O that the example of our blessed Saviour may be always dear to us, that we may cheerfully, follow him in every holy temper, and delight to do thy will, o God. Let these desires, which thou hart given us, never die or languish in our hearts, but be kept always alive, always in their vigour and force, by the perpetual inspiration of the Hol;

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