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direct, fanctify (by thy HOLY SPIRIT;) and govern both our hearts and bodies in the ways of thy laws, and in the works of thy commandments, that through thy most mighty protection, both here, and ever, we may be preferved in body and foul, through our Lord and Saviour Jefus Chrift. Amen.

(From the Order of Confirmation.)

(4thly.) O Lord qur Heavenly Father, Almighty and Everlasting God, who haft, fafely brought us to the beginning of this day; defend us in the fame with thy mighty power; and and grant that this day we fall into no fin, neither run into any kind of danger; but that all our doings may be ordered by thy governance, to do always that is righte ous in thy fight, through Jefus Chrift our Lord. Amen.

(Collect Morning Service.)

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O Almighty God, we give thee humble thanks for that thou haft vouchsafed to deliver" us from all the perils and dangers of the night paft: " Grant, we befeech thee, moft merciful Father, that we, through thy help and protection, may both faithfully live and walk ac cording to thy will in this life present, and alfo may be partakers of ever lafting glory in the life to come, through JESUS CHRIST our LORD. Amen. (From the Collect in the Office of Churching Womens with fome fmall variations.)

For the King and Royal Family. (Fifthly.) "Almighty God the foun"tain of all goodness; we humbly be"feech thee to blefs" and preserve the KING, the QUEEN, " and all theRoyal Family: Endue them with thy HOLY SPIRIT; enrich them " with

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with thy Heavenly grace: profper "them with all happiness: and bring them to thine everlasting kingdom," through JESUS CHRIST Our LORD. Amen.

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(From the Morning Prayers.)

(Sixthly.) Direct, O Lord, and incline to thy HOLY WILL the hearts of Our MAGISTRATES, that they may have ❝ grace to execute juftice, and maintain " truth;" and to all of us," thy people, "give an heart to love and dread thee, "and diligently to live after thy com "mandments" for the fake of JESUS CHRIST Our LORD. Amen.

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(From the Litany.),

(Seventhly,) O God our Heavenly Father, who, by thy Son JESUS CHRIST, haft promised to them that seek thy kingdom and the RIGHTEOUSNESS thereof, all things neceflary to their bodily fuftenance" Profper thou THE LABOUR

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OF OUR HANDS, we humbly befeech thee, "that we may receive the fruits of the earth to our comfort, and to thy honour, through JESUS CHRIST our LORD." Amen.

(From the Collect for Rain.)

(Eighthly.)" Our Father which art in Heaven: hallowed be thy name. Thy KINGDOM.Come. Thy will be done IN EARTH as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our. trefpaffes, as we forgive them that trefpafs against us; and lead us not into temptatation, but deliver us from (the) evil (being); for thine is the kingdom, and the power and the glory, for ever and ever." Amen.

(Ninthly.) "The Grace of our LORD JESUS CHRIT, and the love of GOD, and the fellowship of the HOLY GHOSTS

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GHOST, be with us all evermore."> Amen.

Whenever the people fhall be inclined to preferve due attention throughout a longer form of morning fervice, the Litany of the Church of England, occafionally used at the difcretion of the Minifler, will be highly profitable to them, as being a form which admirably comprehends all our general wants, and most needful petitions, so that it is fufficiently full and copious of itself alone, without any additional prayers. But all who join in this excellent form, fhould be previously inftructed concerning the propriety of prayer to Chrift and the Holy Spirit, as well as to the Almighty Father, left they fhould repeat the folemn prayers in the Litany, addreffed to the three Divine per-, fons, with a wavering or doubting mind, and thereby incur the Divine difpleafure. Let them remember that the Holy Scriptures require that" all (men) fhould honour the Son, even as they honour the Father."(John v. 23.) That "all power in Heaven and earth," (i.e.Almighty, power)" is given unto the Son." (Matt. xxviii. 18.) That though he is afcended into Heaven in his human nature, (to which all power was given) yet" if we afk any thing according to his will he heareth us." (1 Jo. v. 14, 15.) And that "where two of three are gathered

together in his name, there is he in the midst of them. (Matt. xviii. 20.) That through his interceffion the Father bath fent us "another Comforter or Advocate." (John xiv. 16.) A diftin&t person from himself

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