O thine who hearest prayer & searchert the heart, graciously hear our •prayers, & make our hearts right with thes. Grant that our devont meditations a happy influence may exercise on our lives, & thate the instruct= ions which we hear from thy word increase our wisdom, nourish our our مه may constantly or fisty, strengthen God, faithe, & lead us to know thee the only time & Jesus Christ whom then hast sent. May much exposition of Holy Scripture shall be according to it's real spirit & meaning, be received into candid & teachable minds, & carefully applied to the regula tion of our desires & affections, & like good seed good ground bring forth fruit an hundred fold to the honor & glory of them name, through Jern's blind on Saviour. AMEN (Almighty God, giver of all temporal & spiritual good, grant unto us they grace beseech thee, so to speak, so to hear, & so to learn, that the word of Christ may rickly in all wisdom, that our minds dwell in us be enlightened, fears banished, our fritte confirmed, our dispositions improved, our good resolutions strengthened, anto eternal life, thungh J. C. mr. Ford. Amen. I [This was printed in the stifte edition] Chorst. Alrighty God, who hast given heaven, give that Christ from but in deed. May unto us also they quickening be dispord to hear & enabled to obey become his disciples not in name only surrender to his guidance the minds me which he came to enlighten & the souls which he was sent to save ; & eo follow him in this world that may reign with him in the world to crud shall be the lower & the praise for & thin Printed in Fifth editive ] beseech then, Hmighty God, hot, rely designs to that in all our works may Am. for they helps & fa or; may be enabled to advance the cause of vistive & religions, the he pleiness of our རྨད་བ༼ ཤབད་མ grace. I me tional jo 1. my by the thy received to thine etional. to thin force. action of our lives Almighty God, whs kurwest every act of every thought of o our heats, forgive we pray this our past offences, cleanse us that is evil, & cleave to all that is good, & to make thee & thine approbation the objects of our supreme regard; that we fail not at last to attain that eternal happiness which thou hast promised to thine obedient servants, though Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. ing him in Divine Sonship. was a woman, O God, who when the fuliers of time come, didst send forth thy son, made of made under the law, that we might be redeemed, & receive the adoption of sous, grant that by followdoing those things which please thee, receive the spirit of thy son into our hearts, Abba, Father, & may secure thy fatherly opprobation & love, & bring frittiful unto death, may find at last a crown of life. we may crying it Resurrection of Christ. Almighty God, who by the resurrection of thy Jesus Christ, hast given "ity, raise heart. us μια Sm blessed hope of immortal up, we beseech thee, from the deathe of sin cause. us to set our to the life of righteoumess; & o affections on things above, to love what them lovest, I to desive what there hast promised; that to a mid the sundry & manifold changes of this world, our may surely there be fixed where love joys to be found, & where the last change approach. be able to say withe thine apostle, 0 deathe, where is they sting! O Grave, where is they vietory! And thanks be to God whas givette Ат es, we may Amen. show Example of Christ. O God, who hast sent tim the way of salvation, & be unto us a -perfect us discernment, example of a holy life, give bibe his shirt, give އ is wisdom & strength & perseverance to obey his commandments, & 5 roky his virtues, & to walk in his stepps, that at last we we may his promises, & become fellow heirs witte kind in heavenly kingdom. We ask in his to thee everlasting praise. Amen. mortality & Change Alrighty God, who art the only only sure & we also are ansport- & trust of the frail & perishing creatures, mercifully grant that while all things fade & die around. Jading & dying, me may derive perpetual strengthe from thay word & promises, so that our souls be touched by decay, but may safely be kept through all outward changes, of preserved unto the inheritance of glory of joy everlasting in they heavenly kingdom, through J.C. our Lord. Thanksgiving. our O God, who givest us all things rickly to enjoy, Fort mer weary of giving, grant that they acknowledged by our gratitude, that they mercies may be obedience, that thy manifold & custout be answered by our praise, the praise lips but of our hearts & lives, so that we may be found worthy to praise & serve thee in the li eternal, through J.Com Lood. Amen. followed by not only of our as me our Grant, O God, Father Almighty, that as often -praise they name, & hear thy word, hearts render to thee the worship of sincere devotion, &'our minds may may be stirred by holy thoughts & moved by worthy purposes; so that our lives may be more & more holy life of our Saviour, & may conformed to thy will, & to the be prepared for higher & furer service in thy temple above, through Jesus blist our Lord. Amen a be O God, who art the source of all life & light, send down, we beseech thee, they holy Spirit into our hearts, that they may breathe after holiness, & be purified after thy likeness, & become obedient & submissive to they will; & that we that most holy. pirit to see thee in all things, & love there in all things, & evermore to rejoice in the manifestations of they pres If the dealings of they providence, & the comfort of thy tome word, thougte J. B. vur Saviour. Amen. ence, & grace, we may taught by O God, fountain of light! shed into our hearts, we beseech thee, the light of they triilte that we seeing ther in all things, & 1. seeing ther loving & obeying thee in all things, may find that rest which then only canst impart, & that peace which the world cannot give, but which thon givest freely to those who ask the name & as disciples of they dear Son Lord. Amen. ༡、 |