Prayer for grace to

do thou, O merciful God, confirm and strengthen us; that, as we grow in age, we may grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour JESUS CHRIST. Amen.

BUT, O GOD, who knowest the weakness and corrup. enable us to perform tion of our nature, and the manifold temptations which we daily meet with; we humbly beseech thee to have

that resolution.

compassion on our infirmities, and to give us the constant assistance of thy holy Spirit; that we may be effectually 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.

For grace to guide

IN particular, we implore thy grace and protection for and keep us the follow- the ensuing day. Keep us temperate in our meats and blessing on the business drinks, and diligent in our several callings. Grant us of the same.

ing day, and for God's

patience under any afflictions thou shalt see fit to lay on us, and minds always contented with our present condi• On Sunday morn- tion. Give us grace to be just and upright in all our ing, instead of this, say, dealings; quiet and peaceable; full of compassion; and and let thy holy Spirit accompany us to the ready to do good to all men, according to our abilities and place of thy public wor- opportunities. Direct us in all our ways * (and prosper ship, making us serious and attentive, and rais the works of our hands in the business of our several ing our minds from the stations.) Defend us from all dangers and adversities; thoughts of this world and be graciously pleased to take us, and all things the next, that we may belonging to us, under thy fatherly care and protecfervently join in the tion. These things, and whatever else thou shalt see thy Church, and listen necessary and convenient to us, we humbly beg, through to our duty with honest the merits and mediation of thy Son JESUS CHRIST our hearts, in order to prac- Lord and Saviour. Amen.

consideration

and praises of

THE grace of our Lord JESUS CHRIST, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the HOLY GHOST, be with us all evermore. Amen.

EVENING PRAYER.

The family being together, a little before bed time, let the master or mistress, or any other whos they shall think proper, say as follows, all kneeling:

OUR Father, who art in heaven; Hallowed be thy Name; Thy kingdor come; Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven; Give us this day ou daily bread; And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespas 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 sins,

trition pardon.

MOST merciful God, who art of purer eyes than ti with a prayer for con- behold iniquity, and hast promised forgiveness to al those who confess and forsake their sins; we come be fore thee in an humble sense of our own unworthiness,

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acknowledging our manifold transgressions of thy right. eous laws. But, O gracious Father, who desirest not the death of a sinner, look upon us, we beseech thee, in mercy, and forgive us all our transgressions. Make us deeply sensible of the great evil of them; and work in us a hearty contrition; that we may obtain forgiveness at thy hands, who art ever ready to receive humble and penitent sinners; for the sake of thy Son JESUS CHRIST, our only Saviour and Redeemer. Amen.

Here let him who

reads, make a short pause, that every one may secretly confess the sins and failings of that day.

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AND lest, through our own frailty, or the temptations Prayer for grace to which encompass us, we be drawn again into sin, vouch- reform and grow bet safe us, we beseech thee, the direction and assistance of thy holy Spirit. Reform whatever is amiss in the tem

per 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 conscience void of offence toward thee and toward men: That so, we may be preserved pure and blameless, unto the coming of our Lord and Saviour JESUS CHRIST. Amen.

The Intercession.

AND accept, O LORD, our intercessions for all 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 neighbors. Reward all who have done us good, and pardon all those who have dene 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 CHRIST. Атеп.

TO our prayers, O LORD, we join our unfeigned The Thanksgiving. thanks for all thy mercies; for our being, our reason, and all other endowments and faculties of soul and body; for our health, friends, food, and raiment, and all the other comforts and conveniences of life. Above all, we adore thy mercy in sending thy only Son into the world, to redeem us from sin and eternal death, and in giving us the knowledge and sense of our duty toward 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 particularly for the mercies and benefits of the past day: beseeching thee to continue ese thy blessings to us; and to give us grace to show our thankfulness is a sincere obedience to his laws, through whose merits and intercession we received them all, the Son our Saviour JESUS CHRIST. Amen

IN particular, we beseech thee to continue thy gracious protection to us this night. Defend us from all dangers and mischiefs, and from the fear of them; that we may enjov such refreshing sleep, as may fit us for the duties

Prayer for God's protection through the pight following

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 dying 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.

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On Sundays and on other days, when it may be convenient, it will be proper to begin with a chapter, or part of a chapter, from the New Testament

SELECTIONS OF PSALMS,

TO BE USED INSTEAD OF THE PSALMS FOR THE DAY, AT THE DISCRETION OF THE MINISTER.

If I take the wings of the morning, worship, thy glory, thy praise, and

end remain in the uttermost parts of the sea;

Even there also shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold