and the Father, as the grammar of this text, and several others, moft clearly teftifies. The worker or dispenser of all、 virtue, "dividing to every man feverally as he will." (1 Cor. xii. 11.) whom we are warned not to grieve.” (Ephef. iv. 30) who “ helpeth our infirmities," and maketh interceffion for us. (Rom. viii. 26, 27.) being, in this, truly" another Advocate!" So that a refufal of Divine honour and prayer to these two Divine perfons, (with the pretences ufually alledged for fuch refufal) cannot easily be feparated or diftinguished from the crime of treading under foot the Son of God and doing despite to the Spirit of Grace. (Heb. x. 29.)

A fhort Form of EVENING PRAYER, for a Community of FREE LABOURERS and HUSBANDMEN; or for a PRIVATE FAMILY.

(INDISPENSIBLE RUBRICK.)

[ "When ye pray, USE NOT VAIN REPETITIONS "AS THE HEATHENS DO; for they think they shall be heard for their much speaking."

"BE NOT YE THEREFORE LIKE UNTO THEM for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of before ye afk him." (Matt. vi. 7. 8.)

PREFACE, OR EXHORTATION

To be read occafionally, as time will permit, or the neceffary inftruction of the people may require, at the dif cretion of the Minifter or reader.

It is a fearful thing to fall into the ❝hands of the living God. (Heb. x. 31.) "For what fhall it profit a man, if he "shall gain the whole world, and lose his "own foul? Or what fhall a man give "in exchange for his foul? (Mark viii. 36, 37.) “ Wherefore seek ye first the "kingdom of God and his righteouf"nefs." (Matt. vi. 33.) And I fay unto

you" (faid our Lord)" afk, and it shall "be given you: feek, and ye fhall find: "knock, and it fhall be opened unto

you. For every one that afketh receiveth: and he that feeketh, findeth: "and to him that knocketh it shall be "opened. If a fon fhall afk bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? Or if he ask a ii fifh, will he for a

fifh give him a

fhall afk an egg,

"will he offer him a fcorpion? If ye

then, being evil, know how to give

good gifts unto your children, how "much more fhall your Heavenly Father

give the Holy Spirit to them that afk him." (Luke xi. 9, 10, 11, 12, 13.)

Again I fay unto you," (faid our Lord) that if two of you fhall agree on earth as touching any thing that they fhall

afk, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in Heaven. For where two or three are gathered together in my name," (faid our Lord Jesus) "there am I in the midst of them." (Matt. xviii. 19, 20.)

... He

is faithful that promifed." (Heb. x. 23.) therefore be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid-for the Lord thy God, he it is that doth go with thee, he will not fail thee, "nor forsake thee." (Deut. xxxi. 6.)

N. B. When the preceeding Exhortation is omitted, any of the following fentences may be used as an introdaction to the prayers, at the difcretion of the reader.

To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgiveneffes, though we have rebelled against him, neither have we obeyed the voice of the Lord our God, to walk in his laws which he fet before us. (Daniel ix. 9, 10.)

Ör this. Enter not into judgement with thy fervant, O Lord, for in thy fight fhall no man living be justified. (Pfal. cxliii. 2.)

Or. If we fay we have no fin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us, but if we confefs our fins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our fins, and to cleanfe us from all unrighteouf(1 Epift. St. John, Chap. i.

nefs.

8, 9.)

General Confeffion.

(ft.) Almighty and most merciful Father, we have erred and strayed from

thy

thy ways like loft fheep.---We have followed too much the devices and defires of our own hearts.---We have offended against thy holy laws. We have left undone thofe things which we ought to have done---and we have done thofe things which we ought not to have done--and there is no help in us.--But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us, miferable offenders.---Spare thou them, O God, which confefs their faults.-Restore thou them that are penitent; according to thy promifes declared Cunto mankind in Chrift Jesu our Lord, and grant, O moft merciful Father, for Has fake, that we may hereafter live a godly, righteous, and fober life,--to the glory of thy Holy name.edmen.

Prayer for Abfolution.

(2dly.) We humbly befeech thee, O Father, mercifully to look upon our