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thy bleffed Will. To thee I humbly beg Leave to commend my Soul and Body, and all that ftand in any Relation to me; befeeching thee, of thy great Goodness, to take us under thy Protection, to defend us from all Evil, and to lead us into all Good. Grant that whilft we are engaged about Things temporal, we may not forget the Things that are eternal; nor be unmindful of that great Account which we must one Day give. O Lord, leave us not to ourfelves, but guard us from thofe Snares and Temptations that every where furround us. Conduct us by thy good Spirit, through the Affairs and Bufinefs of this Life, that we may at last arrive at that Place of everlafting Reft and Peace which thou haft prepared for those who truly and fincerely love and fear thee, through the Merits and Interceffion of thy beloved Son, Jefus Christ our Lord; in whofe most comprehenfive Words, I fum up my own, and the Wants of all Mankind, faying,

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A Prayer

A Prayer for Friday Noon, or any mediate Time of the Day.

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O ALMIGHTY God, who hast mised to hear the Petitions of them that afk in thy Son's Name, I befeech thee mercifully to incline thine ears to me, that am now come before thee, to offer up my Prayers at the Throne of Grace, in the Name, and thro' the Mediation of thy beloved Son; for his Sake, O Lord, I humbly beseech thee, to look upon me with the Tenderness and Bowels of a compaffionate Father: And fince thou haft taught me to call thee Father, O make me to render unto thee the Love and Obedience of a Child.

Give me a holy Difdain of the deceitful Pleasures, Honours, and Riches of the World; and fo raise my Mind above the Things of this Life, that I may always -have my Converfation in Heaven, from whence I look for my Saviour, the Lord Jefus Chrift.

Strike fuch an Awe into my Heart, that I may humbly reverence thy Name, which is great, wonderful, and holy, and fear nothing fo much as thy Difpleafure: And O do thou establish thy Throne, and rule for ever in my Soul; and by the mighty Power

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of thy Grace fubdue in me all those rebellious and corrupt Affections that exalt themselves against thee; that being a faithful Subject of thy Kingdom of Grace here, I may not fail to attain thy Kingdom of Glory hereafter.

Enable me, O Lord, O Lord, by thy Grace, chearfully to fubmit to thy Will in all thy Difpenfations, and readily to perform all thy Commands. Give me that heavenly Zeal to thy Service, wherewith the bleffed Angels of thy Prefence are infpired, that I may never be weary of well-doing nor flacken my Endeavours after the Attain-ment of everlasting Life; but obeying thee with the like Fervour and Alacrity that they do, I may be joined with them to fing eternal Praises to God, and to the Lamb for ever.

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O Lord, vouchfafe me that continual Supply of thy Grace and Holy Spirit, which fuftain and nourish Soul unmay to Life eternal; and be thou pleased alfo to provide for my Body, whatever thy great Wisdom feest to be fitting for me.

O Lord! I confefs I have, by my Sins, rendered myself unworthy of the daily Bread thou feedeft me withal; but, O let thy tender Mercies abound towards me, in the Forgiveness of all my Sins; and fince I

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have much to be forgiven myfelf, make me always ready to forgive others likewife, and to endeavour, as much as is poffible, to be merciful, even as thou my Father in Heaven art merciful.

But because the Frailty of Man without thee cannot but fall, O do thou ftrengthen me against the many Temptations which daily affault me; leave me not under the Power and Dominion of Sin, but fave me, and deliver me for thy Mercy's Sake in Jefus Chrift our Lord; to whom with thee, O Father, and the Holy Ghoft, be all Glory, Honour, Power and Dominion, throughout all Ages. Amen.

A Prayer for Friday Evening.

MOST Great, moft Holy, and most Glorious Lord God! thou haft created the Heavens and the Earth, and all Things that are therein; thou upholdest them all by the Power of thy Word, and the Hoft of Heaven praifeth thee: What am I, that I should prefume to speak unto thee, or to lift up my Eyes to that Place of Purity where thou dwelleft?

O Lord! thou hateft Iniquity with a perfect Hatred, yet I am affured, that thou delighteft in the Ways of Mercy; that thou

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art a tender Lover of Souls; and not only permitteft, but inviteft us, miferable Creatures, to come unto thee.

With humble Confidence, then, O Lord, I lift up my Soul unto thee, befeeching thee, in much Mercy to look upon me, and to eafe me of the Burden of my corrupt and finful Inclinations: O cast me not away from thy Prefence; but for the Sake of my dear Redeemer, receive me gracioufly to thy Mercy; and let the Merit of his bitter Death and Paffion atone for all the Follies and Miscarriages of my Life paft. Forgive, I meekly befeech thee, whatever I have done amifs this Day, and all my Life paft, either against thee, my Neighbour, or myfelf; O cleanfe me from all my fecret and unknown Tranfgreffions: And, O merciful Father, grant that I may seriously confider and reflect upon the Foulness and Deformity of Sin; and what dreadful Threatenings thou haft denounced against it; that I may become a true and fincere Mourner for my paft Sins, and, as far as is poffible, redeem my mis-spent Time, by employing the Remainder of my Days in thy Service, and to thy Glory. O make me wife unto Salvation, and give me that Hatred and Abhorrence of Sin and Ini

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