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FAMILY PRAYERS. 
 
 SUNDAY MORNING. 
 
 Gracious Lord of light and life ! we desire 
 to remember that thou hast commanded us to 
 keep holy the Sabbath day, have mercy upon 
 us, and incline our hearts to keep this law. 
 We confess that we have often disobeyed it ; 
 
 forgive us for our Saviour's sake. Let our 
 souls bless and thank thee, that we see the 
 morning light of another of thine own holy 
 days. Grant us grace to resist every tempta- 
 tion to spend any part of it in a vain or use- 
 less manner. Grant us grace to consider the 
 use we should make of the time, which thou, 
 our Creator, hast commanded us to keep holy. 
 When we '•^ad thy word may we meditate on 
 thy precepts, so that we may be enabled to 
 say, " Thy word have I hid in my heart, that 
 
 1 might not sin against thee." May all the 
 instructions we receive concerning thy word, 
 
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FAMILY PRAYERS. 
 
 be as seed sown in good ground, that shall 
 spring up and bear fruit an hundred-fold. 
 When we are in thy house of prayer, may we 
 feel that we are there to worship, and not to 
 behave in a trifling manner; not to perform a 
 cold and heartless service, but to confess our 
 sins, with sorrow for them ; to pray for thy 
 pardoning mercy, and devoutly to praise thee 
 for thy blessed gift of Jesus Christ, thy be- 
 loved Son. O thou God of all grace, as thou 
 hast given us a Saviour, grant that we may 
 truly believe in him, fervently love him, 
 constantly obey him while we live, and 
 when we die, enter life eternal, to be 
 for ever with the Lord, and unite with all 
 redeemed souls in giving thanks " unto him 
 that loved us, and washed us from our sins in 
 his own blood." Grant, merciful God, that 
 the preaching of the glorious gospel of salva- 
 tion through Jesus Christ, may this day be 
 mixed with faith in the souls of all who hear 
 it. Bless all faithful preachers of it [espe- 
 cially thy servant who ministereth to us,] 
 strengthen them in body and mind, and let 
 them feel that Jesus is fulfilling to them his 
 promise, " Lo, I am with you always, even 
 unto the end of the world." We now, com- 
 mit ourselves to thy mercy. Make thy day, 
 we beseech thee, a blessing to our souls. 
 
SUNDAY MORNING. 
 
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 Make it a blessing to all the world by granting 
 that all Christians may have a spirit of pray- 
 er and supplication to plead for those who 
 do not know, or do not believe in the Saviour 
 of sinners. Look down, O Heavenly Father, 
 with tender mercy on all those who by sick- 
 ness or any other adversity, may be kept from 
 thy house of prayer. Help them to worship 
 thee, and cause them to rejoice that thou art 
 every where present to hear and answer their 
 supplications. Grant these, and all our re- 
 quests, for thy mercy's sake in Christ Jesus, 
 our only Lord and Saviour. Amen. 
 
 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 trespasses, As w€ forgive them that tres- 
 pass against us. And lead us not into temp- 
 tation ; But deliver us from evil : For thine is 
 the kingdom. The power, and the glory, For 
 ever and ever. Amen. 
 
 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and 
 the love of God, and the fellowship of the 
 Holy Ghost, be with us all, this day [night] 
 and for evermore. Amen. 
 
° TAMIL V PHATERS. 
 
 SUNDAY EVENING. 
 
 Lord God of hosts, the God of Israel that 
 dwellest between the cherubim, thou art God. 
 even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the 
 earth ; and beside thee there is none other. 
 
 1 hou art our God, and we will praise thee : 
 thou art our God, and we will exalt thee. 
 
 We praise thee for every opportunity which 
 has been afforded us of becoming wise unto 
 salvation. ° 
 
 We bless thee for casting our lot in a land 
 where the darkness is past, and the true light 
 now shinetb. ^ 
 
 We glorify thy name for nourishing us, and 
 bringing us up in a church which is built on 
 
 ll rt^Tu^'^ *•?« «P»«ties and prophets, 
 Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner 
 stono* 
 
 We heartily thank thee, heavenlv Father, 
 for giving us thy blessed word, to direct us in 
 the way of life Let it not be unto us a 
 sealed book, and a dead letter ; but open our 
 understanding to understated the Scriptures 
 that we may believe and obey them to the 
 saving of the soul. 
 
 Above all, we praise thee for the gift of thy 
 Son Jesus Christ?our Lord. And we en- 
 treat thee, zJmighty God, to grant us perfect- 
 
SUNDAY EVENING. 
 
 
 ly to know him to be the way, the truth, and 
 the life ; that under the guidance of thy Holy 
 Spirit, we may steadfastly walk in the path 
 that leadeth unto life eternal. 
 
 But while we praise thee most gracious 
 Father, for these and all thy other mercies, we 
 acknowledge and confess our own unworthi- 
 ness, and manifold abuse of them. We humble 
 ourselves before thee, beseeching thee, of thy 
 great goodness, not only to accept our praise, 
 but to forgive us all our sin'^, negligences, and 
 ignorances. Pardon the iniquity of our most 
 holy things ; and wash us in the precious 
 blood of our Lord and Saviour. 
 
 Hear us, O Lord, for his sake ; and grant 
 that, however we have fallen short of our 
 duty this day, we may not have attended thy 
 ordinances altogether in vain. Though we 
 are unprofitable servants, do not forsake us. 
 Though we are dull of hearing, and slow of 
 heart to believe, yet mercifully bear with our 
 infirmities, and cast us not away from thy 
 presence. Grant that every Sabbath may be 
 the means of bringing us nearer to thyself, 
 and of making us more meet for the enjoy- 
 ment of thy glorious kingdom. 
 
 We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord, in 
 our prayers and supplications for all men. 
 Prosper the labours of thy faithful servants 
 
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 FAMILY PRAYERS. 
 
 Lord save thy people and bless thine ilieri- 
 
 Hear the pnyers which have been offered 
 v-p for all estates of men in thy holy Church^ 
 and answer them in the multifio of ^hv* 
 tender mercies. ^ 
 
 Be pleased to continue thy protection fn .,= 
 through this night. Refresh our bSfes wiSi 
 
 nsoufnnh^ P?r .^""^ ^'"'" ^l^o" Shalt call 
 peace fn th '''";'*^' ^T, "" ^^^^l^^ting rest and 
 merit, n? %^*f "«' l^ingdom. through the 
 ments of our Redeemer Jesus Christ. Amen 
 Our Father, &c. -a-men. 
 
 The grace of our Lord, &c. 
 
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 to offer up our united prayers and praises at 
 the footstool of thy divine Majesty. We 
 thank thee that thou hast preserved us during 
 the night past in peace and safety, and raised 
 us up again to see the light of another morn- 
 ing. ^ 
 
 And now that we are again returned to the 
 ordinary duties of life, after a day spent in 
 thy more immediate worship and service, 
 enable us, we beseech thee, to go forth with 
 an earnest desire of carrying into execution 
 any holy purposes which we may have formed, 
 and of living more under the influence of 
 thy heavenly grace. May we set out as with 
 the vows of the Lord upon us, and as with a 
 fresh impulse of soul, disposing us more to do 
 the will of God from the heart. May our 
 chief thoughts, our main desires, be about 
 heavenly things, and may we be comparatively 
 little interested about the concerns of this 
 world. May we serve thee with a deep sense 
 of our own weakness, and look up to thee for 
 continual supplies of grace and strength out 
 
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 succour us in every season of temptation ; and 
 enable us to live in thy faith, and fear, and 
 love, under a constant recollection of thy pre- 
 sence, and with a continual desire of thy favour. 
 We ask all in the name and for the sake of 
 Jesus Christ our great Mediator and Advocate. 
 Amen. 
 
 Our Father, &c. 
 
 The Lord bless us and keep us. The Lord 
 lift up the light of his countenance upon us, 
 and give us peace this day and for evermore. 
 Amen. 
 
 MONDAY EVENING. 
 
 Lord God, infinitely great, glorious, and 
 holy, we adore thy goodness for the blessings 
 of the day which we are now concluding, for 
 all our temporal comforts, and still more 
 for all thy spiritual favours. May we lie 
 down this night with a deep feeling of our 
 obligation to the long-suffering and loving 
 kindness of our God and Saviour. 
 
 Pardon the sins, negligences and igno- 
 rances of the day that is past ; at the close 
 of our best days there is r^uch for which we 
 have reason to be humbled in thy presence. 
 O Lord, enter not into judgment with us, for 
 
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 Take away from us, we beseech thee even; 
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 Grav^t, Lord, we beseech thee that w*. 
 may hve under a constant recolSon of our 
 true condition m this life, that we mav re 
 member we are here for a short and uYcer- 
 
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 at nand. May we live therefore with our 
 
 Sovin^h''^'"' "^ ?'■ ^^«^^^'« business 
 employing the various faculties which thou 
 
 hast given us to thy honour, and striving more 
 th . 1°'^ *° '^* ""'■ ''■g'^t «» «hine befori men 
 
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 £sen h^v '^ r>^ endeavouring to 
 woM LT^ ^""^ "■'^•■y ^bich are in the 
 pT'l-„„i"l'"^y ^^« ««"-« to serve thee. 
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MONDAY EVENING. 
 
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 I owe thee, and from a desire to do thy heavenly 
 ' will out of a deep sense of the mercies which 
 thou art continually pouring upon us. 
 
 We pray to thee also for our fell ow-creaturea, 
 more especially for our friends and benefac- 
 tors, and grant to all whom we should remem- 
 ber in our prayers the same blessings which 
 we ask for ourselves. Bless in particular all 
 who are endeavouring to make known the 
 glad tidings of a Redeemer to those who now 
 sit in darkness and in the shadow of death. 
 Pity those who are groaning under the yoke 
 of oppression, those who are enduring the 
 ravages of war. Oh, may there be an end to 
 all their evils, may peace and love prevail 
 through the earth. 
 
 And now, O heavenly Father, we commit 
 ourselves to thy holy keeping this night, and 
 desire to rest securely under the shadow of 
 € thy protection. Defend us from all perils and 
 \ dangers, and especially from those which may 
 assault and hurt the soul. Prepare us by com- 
 i fbrtable repose, for the duties of the morrow, 
 and grant that we may rise disposed and 
 strengthened for thy service as faithful and dil- 
 igent disciples of thy blessed Son, Jesus Christ 
 our Lord. Amen, 
 Our Father, &c. 
 The grace of our Lord, &:c. 
 
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 TUESDAY MORNING. 
 
 anJeveSin^God'S ^''^^^' Almighty 
 "s to the begi/nS oV^t 5''* '''^'y brought 
 render unto thee iait k^'' "^ '* ''''" ^^'^ 
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 blessings we are cominn^r^'''y ^"' «" *he 
 thee. How has^ ,^°""""«"y "eceiving from 
 
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 ."» -hy statutes. Give .^L " "'•" "' '« ^^'k 
 V" our bodies and ^n n ^^''^.^'' ^'^rify thee 
 thine. ""'* '" o"r spirits, which are 
 
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 prant us so to be iev^ in . "* T ®^^i«ur. 
 have life through his Nam" *"' '^^' ^« ^^Y 
 
 continual abode. Let 1 ^ *"""?'« "^ his 
 to the course of this InH T* "^^'^ '''^'^o^'Jing 
 spirit that now vvo ket Hn i '''u",'''^'"^ *« thf 
 obedience; but as S ^ .'^^ "''^''''re.n ofdis- 
 
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 our comfort and salvation. May our under- 
 standings be enlightened, our hearts sanctified, 
 and our wills subdued, according to the work- 
 ing of his mighty power. 
 
 Be with us this day, to bless and uphold 
 our souls. Grant us the joy of faith, the 
 patience of hope, and the comfort of love ; 
 that we may rejoice in thy mercy, and give 
 praise to thy Name. Save and deliver us 
 from all the evils which we feel or fear, or 
 cause them to work together for our good. 
 Compass us about with thy favour as with a 
 shield. Let thy loving-kindness and thy truth 
 alway preserve us. 
 
 Make us diligent, we pray thee, in the dis- 
 charge of our temporal and spiritual duties. 
 Incline us so to seek thy kingdom and right- 
 eousness, that all other things may be added 
 unto us. Make us watchful and circumspect, 
 ever remembering that thou, O God, seest us. 
 In silent prayer and praise may we lift up our 
 hearts to thee, and have frequent communion 
 with thee. Give us grace to set an infinite 
 value upon our souls. In the midst of life, 
 may we think on death, judgment, and eternity; 
 and give all diligence to be found of Christ in 
 peace, without spot and blameless. 
 
 "'O Almighty Lord and everlasting God, 
 vouchsafe, we beseech thee, to direct, sanc- 
 
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 m the ways of thy laws, andTthe torks of 
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 mighty protection, both 1 1 "S et'r "we 
 
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 TUESDAY EVENING. 
 
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 fore thee thTs etS 'td'l 7 ''T^'' 
 to accept and bless u fnr ^ , '^^*''' ^'^^^ 
 thy dear «-„ V '^^"^ ^^^ ^^^^^ sake of 
 
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TUESDAY EVENING. 
 
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 J, old. Remember not the sins of our youth, 
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 mercv remember thou us, for thy goodness' 
 sake, Lord. Heal all our backsliding, 
 receive us graciously, and love us freely. 
 
 Give us grace to renounce the world ; mak** 
 us willing to crucify the flesh ; and strengtheu 
 us to resist the devil. Help us to deny our- 
 selves, to take up our cross, and to follow 
 Christ. Preserve us from every thing that 
 would dishonour his holy Name. May we 
 depart from all iniquity, and avoid every temp- 
 tation to sin. Give us to see the evil of sin 
 in the death of Christ, and iill us with holy 
 zeal and indignation against it. Create in us 
 clean hearts, O God, and renew right spirits 
 within us. Make us more humble, more 
 thankful, more holy. 
 
 We beseech thee,*0 Lord, to bless our 
 Queen, and to endue her counsellors with 
 wisdom. We pray thee also to be gracious 
 and favourable to our country, and to fill it 
 
 nLtr^^ Bwith that righteousness which exalteth 
 
 a 
 
 ration. 
 
 Bless the ministers of thy glorious Gospel, 
 and enable them rightly to divide the word of 
 truth. Give them grace to warn the unruly, 
 
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 III 
 
 1) II 
 
 I 
 
 18 
 
 FAMILY PRAYERS. 
 
 to comfort the feeble-minded, to support the 
 weak, and to be patient toward all men. 
 
 /•• f®' If^^' ^^^ ^"'" ^^^^ relations and 
 Inends. Extend to them, we beseech thee, 
 thy grace and mercy. Give them, for Christ's 
 sake, every blessing needful to their salva- 
 tjon. 
 
 Have mercy upon all men. Comfort the 
 sick. Succour the tempted. Relieve the 
 oppressed. Be the Father of the fatherless, 
 and the God of the widow. Give foy to 
 those who mourn for sin. Bind up the bro- 
 ken-hearted, and save such as be of a con- 
 tnte spirit; giving them everlasting conso- 
 iation and good hope, through thy grace and 
 mercy m Christ Jesus. 
 
 Into thy hands we now commend our- 
 selves, our souls and bodies. Enable us, O 
 Lord, to bless and praise thee for all that we 
 have received from thee ; and while we rely 
 upon thy mercy, may we ever seek thy ho- 
 nour and glory; through our only Mediator 
 and Advocate, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 Our Father, &c. 
 The grace of our Lord, &c. 
 
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WEDNESDAY MORNING. 
 
 19 
 
 ipport the 
 men. 
 
 tions and 
 ^ech thee, 
 )r Christ's 
 eir salva- 
 
 >mfort the 
 lieve the 
 atherless, 
 e joy to 
 ► the bro- 
 )f a con- 
 g conso- 
 ;race and 
 
 md cur- 
 dle us, O 
 that we 
 we rely 
 thy ho- 
 ^ledliator 
 Amen. 
 
 I 
 
 WEDNESDAY MORNING. 
 
 Almighty God, the Father of our Lord Jesus 
 Christ, of whom the whole family in heaven 
 and earth is named, who hast said that thou 
 wilt be the God of all the families of Israel, and 
 they shall be thy people ; dispose our hearts, 
 by the gracious influence of thy Holy Spirit, 
 to worship ♦hee through one Mediator, Jesua 
 Christ our } ord. 
 
 Accept, tnrough thy Son Jesus Christ, our 
 unfeigned thanksgivings for the mercies of 
 another day. Thou gavest us our being, and 
 thou preservest us from day to day. Through 
 the defenceless hours of the night thou hast 
 kept us in safety. Thou hast given us souls 
 capable of knowing and rejoicing in thee, and 
 bodies by which we may serve thee. 
 
 But, Lord, we thank thee above all for 
 thy spiritual blessings. We bless thee that 
 we were not born in heathen lands, but in this 
 favoured country, where the light of thy truth 
 clearly shines. We thank thee for the com- 
 fort of the Holy Scriptures, for the labours of 
 faithful ministers, and for all the means of 
 grace. O how great has been thy love to us ! 
 Thou sparedst not thine own Son, but deliver- 
 edst him up for us all, and with him thou hast 
 freely given us all things. 
 
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 20 
 
 FAMILY PRAYERS. 
 
 What shall we render unto the Lord for all 
 his benefits ? We desire now afresh to devote 
 ourselves to thy service. We give up oursel- 
 ves, our whole selves, unto thee. God of 
 peace, sanctify us wholly. God of our life, 
 grant that our whole spirit, and soul, and body, 
 may be preserved blameless unto the coming 
 of our Lord Jesus Christ. 
 
 But with shame and confusion of face, we 
 would confess that we have been rebellious 
 and disobedient. We have abused all thy 
 gifts, and made them occasions of sin. Lord, 
 we acknowledge our impenitence, we confess 
 our unbelief, we bewail our self-righteousness. 
 Forgive us all our offences, remember not 
 against us our trangressions, but call to mind 
 thy great and tender mercies which have been 
 ever of old. 
 
 Grant unto every one of us a saving interest 
 in the death of Christ, full and free forgiveness 
 ot all our sms, and grace and strength to oq 
 and sin no more. Lord, help us to love thee 
 teach us to sc.vt £l;ee. Give us thy strength 
 that we maj c rercome our corrupt nature. 
 Urant that this day we may have power from 
 on high to resist every temptation, to confess 
 Christ before men, to labour steadfastly with a 
 
 single eye to thv dorv. in Hvr^ in fL o^,«,* „x 
 prayer, in faith, humility, self denial, and love, 
 
 
 III PI 
 
WEDNESDAY EVENING. 
 
 21 
 
 ^ord for all 
 ii to devote 
 up oursel- 
 . God of 
 ►f our life, 
 and body, 
 le coming 
 
 face, we 
 rebellious 
 d all thy 
 1. Lord, 
 e confess 
 eousness. 
 'mber not 
 
 to mind 
 ave been 
 
 g interest 
 ^giveness 
 ^th to go 
 3ve thee, 
 strength 
 : nature. 
 ver from 
 > confess 
 Y with a 
 
 opiiib 01 ^B v/ 
 
 nd love, H art God, even thou alone 5 thou hast mado 
 
 and to walk before thee in that narrow way 
 which leads to eternal life. Fill us with love 
 to others. Teach us to do good to all men, 
 and to seek according to our means to visit and 
 relieve the fatherless anfl the widows in their 
 affliction : and do thou keep us unspotted from 
 the world. 
 
 And hear us also we beseech thee in behalf 
 of our relations and friends, our neighbourhood, 
 our Minister, and all for whom we ought to 
 pray. Strengthen the weak. Comfort tliose 
 that are cast down. Heal the sick. Relieve 
 the distressed. Be merciful unto thy Church. 
 O bless us, and cause thy face to shine upon 
 us, that thy way may be known upon earth, 
 thy sa^'ing health amoiig all nations. 
 
 Gracious Lord, not for our worthiness; but 
 for the only name's sake of Jesus Christ, hear 
 these our prayers, v^^hich we sum up in his 
 own words. 
 
 Our Father, &c. 
 
 The grace of our Lord, &c. 
 
 WEDNESDAY EVENING. 
 
 T ^r Tjr_™-i._ 
 
 UiU VTUU Ui X£JiciUl« liluU 
 
22 
 
 FAMILY PRAYERS. 
 
 Sari !; T""'"^ "'"' """"STyor X 
 
 day committed. Mak^ ii« J^ > ^ ^"^^ 
 
 » ea* ;"»::' rSi ?r" '"• ™' ""'1° 
 made mor*- th«n o^^^ renewed, and are 
 
 ren^l^'n*'^ *\"''^' S'-^«i°«« ^od, for the " 
 thank thee th ' u ^""^ goodness. We 
 
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WEDNESDAY EVENING. 
 
 23 
 
 ear, we be- 
 fie eyes, 
 grant, that 
 I'tliy of thy 
 e accepted, 
 
 thee, mer- 
 ' have this 
 r our short 
 
 us to pro- 
 |iich every 
 
 our own 
 which we 
 o come to 
 ns that do 
 ' a firmer 
 
 alone thy 
 > and are 
 
 all their 
 
 d, for the 
 )erieneed 
 ss. We 
 our daily 
 ed from 
 1 to taste 
 Jrcourse, 
 ^o much 
 njoy the 
 
 infinitely higher privilege of fellowship with the 
 Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ. Enlarge 
 our minds, Lord, with sentiments and feel- 
 ings corresponding to the benefits we have 
 received. Help us to feel, to «peak, and to 
 act, as the children of so many mercies. May 
 the goodness of God, our heavenly Father, in- 
 fluence our whole conduct ; and in every thing 
 may we give thanks. 
 
 Nor, in the enjoyment of temporal mercies, 
 let us be tempted to forget those which are 
 spiritual and eternal. We acknowledge, and 
 we lament, our proneness to accept of things 
 which perish in the using, as if they were 
 meant to form our portion. But lei thy Spirit 
 raise our minds above the inferior and unworthy 
 objects of mere temporal gratification, and fix 
 them upon the glorious and the unchanging 
 realities at thy right hand. 
 
 Be with us, we beseech thee, through this 
 night. If it please thee, grant us sleep to re- 
 fresh our bodies and our minds. If awake, 
 may we remember thee upon our beds, and 
 meditate upon thee in the night-watches : may 
 our souls follow hard after thee 5 and let thy 
 right hand uphold us. 
 
 Be bountiful to all our friends. Enrich them 
 with thy grace. Comfort them under all their 
 trials : and accommodate the supplies of thy 
 
24 
 
 FAMILY PRAYERS. 
 
 m 
 
 I 
 
 Holy Spirit to their various characters, cir- 
 cumstances, ages, and necessities. 
 1.00k favourably upon thy Church and 
 
 zLn . V ^A !k°''' '■? ^^y ^°°^ pleasure, unto 
 Zion : build thou the walls of Jerusalem : 
 restore thine ancient people to their former 
 place m thy favour; and with them let the 
 fulness of the Gentiles be brought in 
 
 thS^^' 7' r^^?' ^ ^°'''*' ^« beseech 
 thee . and when thou hearest, do thou ac- 
 cept and answer, and bless us, for the sake of 
 Jesus Christ, our only Advocate and Mediator, 
 to whom, with the Father and the Holy Snirit 
 be glory everlasting. Amen. * 
 
 Our Father, &c. 
 
 The grace of our Lord, &c. 
 
 THURSDAY MORNING. 
 
 ETERNAL God, Creator and Preserver of 
 all mankind, Giver of all spiritual grace, the 
 Author of everlasting life ; Ve thinf unwor! 
 thy Servants desire to praise thy Name, for 
 all the expressions of thy bounty towWds 
 us. We give thee thanks, that thou hast 
 preserved us from many and great dangers 
 wherewith we have been encoL«.^A . f^' ,' 
 thou hast brought us safe to the' light of thk 
 
THURSDAY MORNING. 
 
 25 
 
 ters, cir- 
 
 irch and 
 urcj unto 
 Tusalem : 
 ir former 
 a let the 
 
 beseech 
 thou ac- 
 e sake of 
 klediator, 
 >ly Spirit 
 
 Jrver of 
 
 ace, the 
 
 unwor- 
 
 me, for 
 
 towards 
 
 3u hast 
 
 langers, 
 -I • tk«* 
 
 of this 
 
 dav ; that thou hast refreshed us the past 
 night, with quiet rest and sleep. But above 
 all, we bless thee for thine inestimable love 
 in the redemption of the world by our Lord 
 Jesus Christ ; for the means of grace, and 
 for the hope of glory. 
 
 Pardon, good Lord, we beseech thee, all 
 our former sins, and all our abuses of thy 
 forbearance and long-suffering, for which we 
 are now sorry at our hearts. Give us grace 
 to lead more holy lives, and to be more care- 
 ful in improving all future opportunities. 
 Make thyself present to our minds, and let 
 thv love and thy fear rule in our souls, in all 
 those places and companies where our occa- 
 sions shall lead us this day. 
 
 Keep us chaste in all our thoughts ; tem- 
 perate in all our enjoyments ; humble in a 
 our opinions of ourselves ; charitable in all 
 our speeches of others; meek and peaceable 
 under all provocations ; sincere and iaitlilul 
 in all our professions ; and so just and up- 
 right in all our dealings, that no necessity 
 may force, nor opportunity in any kind allure 
 us to defraud, or overreach our neighbour. 
 When thou bestowest good on others, let us 
 not envy, but -rejoice in it; and when thou 
 „,u»e* amr tr. oiirselves. let US own thy mercy, 
 and humbly thank thee for it. 
 
I 
 
 26 
 
 FAMILY PRAYERS. 
 
 Afford US convenient supplies in all our 
 reasonable necessities, and i^otect us again" 
 ZnuZrV^ '" dangers; make ufd,"- 
 iTLZfT' """^Sive such success to 
 our lawful endeavours, as thou seest best 
 
 edTvToth'^f'""; ''' "^ ' ^-'^'^ - «- 
 edly to submit and not to repine at any thing 
 
 prtite." '' ''' ^""^'"^"^ °^ ''y -- 
 
 ouJ"if"n^^'''^^ ^-"■''"Sh this world, and 
 
 make all the things of thiLorldUfsteT J 
 
 lis be fitter/" '.K'^r '" *'^*"g^' *«* «»r 
 which th?i / ^^^^ P"""^ ^""^ perfect bliss, 
 which thou hast prepared for all who love 
 and fear thee, in the glories of thy Sgd„m 
 Direct us ,n all our actions,guard us aS 
 all dangers, reUeve us in all ^tfaits, andfran 
 
 and lake all thmgs well that thou orderest for 
 U!|. bhorten our sorrows, and deliver us from 
 
 extent of whose words, we pray to be heard 
 
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 J_hf> crruna r»r ^,,- T -..j o 
 
 >\-\ 
 

 all our 
 s against 
 i us dili- 
 iccess to 
 est best 
 content- 
 ny thing 
 liy wise 
 
 rid, and 
 not our 
 always 
 3f evei- 
 ''e may 
 lister to 
 hat our 
 3t bliss, 
 10 love 
 igdom. 
 against 
 1 grant 
 dence, 
 est for 
 s from 
 he full 
 heard 
 
 
 
 I 
 
 THURSDAY EVENING. -*• 
 
 THURSDAY EVENING. 
 
 Atmightt and everlasting God, v^ho seest 
 ^"Sughts, and words and work^ and 
 
 -^ILrtfpTrdfn^Vatfoet'sSwe 
 St iht" ay ritted against thy divine 
 maiestv ; and to give us grace to examme 
 ouSve's, that w'e may know wherem we 
 hnvp offended against thee. 
 
 We fear that we have this day done many 
 thils which we ought not to have done , 
 and havTleft undone many things wh.ch we 
 ouJht tlhave done •• that we may have m- 
 aS our pvide, and our evil tempers ; and 
 SarbourTd many sinful thoughts: that we may 
 Save b-n nejhgent in the Pef—^f 
 the duties of our station ; and ma> have 
 omitted opportunities of domg good Je 
 nrnfpss to be thy servants ; but how great a 
 Tr^^of our dutjdo we often leave unper- 
 formed' pardon our oifences for Jesus 
 SiSs sake^ and teach us contmudly^o 
 amend our lives, that we may become h,s 
 disciples, not in name only, but m deed ana 
 
 '" m pray thee to take us under thy gra- 
 cious cJre this night: we are surrounded by 
 dangers, and are at all umes uuuu.v .- 
 
28 
 
 FAMILY PKAVERS. 
 
 ourselves ; but the darkness and the hght 
 are both alike to thee ; and thou art ever 
 present with those who put their trust in 
 thee. How many are there who will pass 
 this niffht in sorrow and in pain ! How many 
 who will mourn through the disquietude ot 
 their hearts ; and are without any sure hope 
 in their God! O Lord grant unto us, it it 
 please thee, refreshing rest ; but especially, 
 teach us to put our trust in thee. 
 
 May we know in whom we have believed; 
 and may our souls be safe in the hands of 
 that Redeemer to whom we have committed 
 them ; and in whos^e merits alone we desire 
 
 to trust. , • 1 1 ir «f 
 
 •We most humbly address thee m behalt ot 
 
 all those for whom it is our duty to pray. 
 
 We would intercede with thee for our native 
 
 land, that it may still be favoured with the 
 
 light of thy Gospel ; and that the seeds of 
 
 divine knowledge sown in it may bring forth 
 
 abundant fruit. Bless the Queen and all in 
 
 authority over us ; and give theni wisdom to 
 
 to fulfil* the arduous duties to which they are 
 
 called. Have mercy on all who are in any 
 
 sorrow ; on the widows, and the fatherless, 
 
 and on those who have none to help them. 
 
 Look down with compassion on those who 
 
 suffer from the calamities of war. HQ merci- 
 
FRIDAY MORNING, 
 
 29 
 
 fill to our dear friends and relations. Let the 
 light of thy gospel shine into all tneir hearts. 
 Grant that they may be now united with us 
 in the bonds of Christian love ; and that we 
 may all be members of thy blessed family in 
 
 ripn von 
 
 O Lord, pardon the infirmity of these our 
 prayers; and answer us, not accordmg to 
 what we either desire or deserve, but accor- 
 ding to the riches of thy grace m Jesus 
 Chnst: for whom we bless thee, and to 
 whom with thee and the Holy Ghost, be all 
 honour and glory, worid without end. Amen. 
 
 Our Father, &c. 
 
 The grace of our Lord, &c. 
 
 FEIDAY MORNING. 
 
 O Thou ever-blessed and glorious Jehovah, 
 we are unworthy to come into thy presence ; 
 :^e are unworthy to call upon thy Nan.e ; we 
 deserve nothing but thy wrath. But with 
 thee, O Lord, there is mercy, and with thee 
 Spknteous r'edemption. Save Lord ;r we 
 
 perish. O cast us not ^^^ f''"'^,*^^^^^ 
 sence. Incline thine ear, and hear us. Grant 
 
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 FAMILY PRAYERS 
 
 unto US pardon and peace, that we may serve 
 thee with a quiet mind. ii„„. 
 
 Teach us thy ways, Lord, and enable us 
 to walk in thy truth. Give us grace to de- 
 light in thy law, which is holy, just, and good. 
 Say we be followers of thee, O God as dear 
 children ; and walk in love, as Chnst also 
 loved us and gave himself for us. Prepare 
 us for the duties and trials we may be called 
 to, for we know not what a day may bnng 
 forth. Let thy wisdom guide us, and thy 
 power uphold and strengthen us. 
 ^ Give us not up to the sintul desires of our 
 hearts, neither leave us to follow our vam 
 imaginations. Suffer not the enem.es of our 
 peace and salvation to prevail against us. But 
 grant that we, walking in thy fear, and m the 
 comfort of the Holy Ghost may enjoy that 
 peace which passeth understanding, and 
 which the world can neither give nor take 
 
 ^^Lfving in a world of sin and sorrow, we 
 bless thie, Lord, for all thy servants de- 
 parted this life in thy faith and fear. Give us 
 grace to follow them, who through faith and 
 patience now inherit the prom ses. Help us 
 so to fight the good fight of faith that we may 
 luir hold of eternal life. 
 "'Regard with thy favour and blessing our 
 
FRIDAY MORNING. 
 
 31 
 
 erve 
 
 e U8 
 ► de- 
 ;oo(l. 
 dear 
 also 
 ipare 
 ailed 
 bring 
 I thy 
 
 f our 
 vain 
 f our 
 . But 
 in the 
 T that 
 and 
 ' take 
 
 w, we 
 ts de- 
 rive us 
 h and 
 elp us 
 e may 
 
 dear relations and friends. May they all par- 
 take of thy grace here, and of everiasting glory 
 
 Be merciful to thy church and people, and 
 grant that, however dispersed or distressed, 
 they may all be united and comforted together 
 in Christ. Supply the wants of all who believe 
 in his Name, and are devoted to his service. 
 In all time of their tribulation, good Lord, 
 
 deUver them. i i, u 
 
 Bless the Ministers of the Gospel— all whc 
 preach Jesus Christ as the way, the truth, and 
 the life. Add to their number, and mcrease 
 their faithfulness and zeal. May they speak 
 the truth in love; and give themselves 
 continually to prayer, and to the mmistry of 
 
 the word. 
 
 Bless, gracious God, our country, our 
 Queen, and all whom thy providence hath 
 set over us ; and may this be our holy deter- 
 mination: We will serve the Lord, and 
 obey every ordinance of man for the Lord s 
 
 sake 
 
 Accept our praises, Lord, for every 
 blessing we enjoy. May thy mercies draw 
 our hearts toward thee in gratitude, and unite 
 them to thee in love. Finally, we beseech 
 thee to bless ua when we lie down and when 
 
 +« Heas lis in our eoing out 
 
 we nse up, 
 
 ■r\. n rt ri 
 
32 
 
 FAMILY PllAYEUS. 
 
 and coming in, from this time forth for ever- 
 more : through Jesus Christ our Saviour ; m 
 whose holy name and words v/e further pray, 
 
 saying, 
 
 Our Father, &c. . 
 
 The Lord bless us and keep us ; the L.ord 
 make his face to shine upon us, a^d^be gra- 
 cious unto us ; the Lord lilt up the hght of his 
 countenance upon us, and give us peace, botn 
 now and for evermore. Amen. 
 
 FRIDAY EVENING. 
 
 O Lord God, our heavenly Father, we are 
 met together as a Christian family, to thank 
 thee for the mercies of the past day, and to 
 impure thy blessing before we lie down to 
 rest We would ever remember the frailty 
 of our nature ; and our utter uncertainty how 
 long we may have to live ; that we must soon 
 20 to the Father of our spirits, and give account 
 of all things done in the body, and must then 
 receive our eternal doom. 
 
 O may this awful thought return to our 
 minds with each returning day ; that we may 
 enter upon our duties, reflecting on the ends 
 for which we were born ; and may he down 
 
 V -r_.Ux ^\v^\r^ft TXrVlPfVlPr WC ^YG SO 
 
 each mgiii, <:^<xnniiiii^ t...^ — 
 
FRIDAY EVENING. 
 
 33 
 
 ;ver- 
 ' ; in 
 
 pray, 
 
 Lord 
 5 gra- 
 )f his 
 . both 
 
 e are 
 thank 
 md to 
 wn to 
 frailty 
 y how 
 t soon 
 :count 
 t then 
 
 passing our time on earth, as we shall wish 
 we had done — when we are about to die, and 
 to appear before thy tribunal. 
 
 We pray thee. O Lord, to give us a sacred 
 jealousy over ourselves ; lest we fall short of 
 our heavenly calling. May we learn to put 
 our whole trust in thee, and to place our 
 dehght in serving thee. Pardon all our dis- 
 obedience in the time past ; pardon our many 
 neghgences, as well as sins ; pardon the wasted 
 time, the idle words, and the evil tempers of 
 
 this day. 
 
 We would lie down, trusting in the merits of 
 Jesus Christ our Lord; in whose gracious 
 •promises to every repenting sinner we place 
 all our hope. And while we thus commend 
 our souls to thy mercies in Christ, to thee do 
 we commit all our worldly affairs. In thine 
 hand, Lord, whose providence it is that 
 bringeth every thing to pass, we leave the 
 issue of all our undertakings i for thou know- 
 est, better than ourselves, what is for our 
 
 good. 
 
 We beseech thee to bless us with all spiri- 
 tual blessings ; and to sanctify to us the daily 
 events of our lives. We pray thee to lay 
 upon us no greater burden than we are able 
 to bear ; and to train us by thy merciful good- 
 ness and thy tender care for the performance 
 
34^ 
 
 FAMILY PRAYERS. 
 
 of better service than we have yet rendered 
 thee in the w^orld. We pray for strength 
 against every temptation ; and for final victory 
 over every sin. Arm us for every conflict ; 
 fit us for every duty which we have to fulfil. 
 Let us diligently perform our work in hfe ; 
 let us at the same time Uve in peace and love, 
 and abound in all offices of kindness to each 
 
 other. 
 
 O Lord, unite us as one Christian family 
 together. May we be partakers of the same 
 faith ; and heirs of the same hope. May our 
 united prayers continually ascend to the throne 
 of thy heavenly grace ; and may thy blessing 
 
 rest upon us. 
 
 Hear us, we beseech thee, in these our 
 humble supplications, for Jesus Christ our 
 Saviour's sake. Amen. 
 
 Our Father, &:c. 
 
 The grace of our Lord, &:c. 
 
 ^ 
 
 SATURDAY MORNING. 
 
 Lord God Almighty, the sovereign of Hea- 
 ven and earth, against whom all our sins have 
 been committed, "^and by whom alone they can 
 be pardoned, we acknowledge, and desire to 
 feel more and more, that there is none but 
 
SATURDAY MORNING. 
 
 35 
 
 our 
 
 thee by whom our souls can be sanctified and 
 our wants supplied. We adore thee that thou 
 art able and also ready to hear and help, to 
 bless and save thy people that call upon thee ; 
 that thou delightest to show mercy, and lovest 
 the occasions of glorifying thy compassion. 
 We come to thee therefore, Lord, seeking 
 that mercy which thou knowest we so greatly 
 require, and grace to help in all our times of 
 need, and we beg the same for the sake of thy 
 beloved Son, who alone is worthy, and in 
 whose precious blood is all our trust. 
 
 We are defiled with sin, Lord^ and thou 
 may est well abhor our guilty souls — l)ut 
 look upon us in the Son of thy love, and pre- 
 pare us for the mercies which thou hast trea- 
 sured up for those who believe in him. Make 
 us to feel the burden and the bitterness of our 
 sins, nor let us ever wish to hide them from 
 mirselves, seeing that all things are naked and 
 open to thee, with whom we have to do. 
 Holy Father, carry on with power thy great 
 work — even the work of faith and the sancti- 
 fication of our souls. Quicken us, and stir us 
 up to thy service, and assist us in the perfor- 
 mance of all our duties, which of ourselves 
 thou knowest we can never perform. Work 
 in us to will and to do of thy good pleasure ; 
 establish the things which thou hast already 
 
36 
 
 FAMILY PRAYERS. 
 
 wrought for us and continue to bless us more 
 and more with thy grace till our fouIs are fit- 
 ted for the enjoyment of thy glory. 
 
 Gracious Loid, thy mercies are fresh and 
 new to us every morning. We have laid us 
 down and awakened again, for thou hast sus- 
 tained us ; thou hast kept us from the terrors 
 of the night and from all harm and violence, 
 so that we are once more risen in peace and 
 safety. Glory be to thee, O God of our sal- 
 vation, who art still so mindful of us— ever so 
 merciful unto us. Continue to bless us this 
 day, and teach us how to demean ourselves 
 aright and to order our affairs to thy glory. O 
 direct our undertakings. Prosper our endea- 
 vours. Rule our hearts in thy fear, and keep 
 us hving to thy praise. Behold, we commit 
 ourselves to thee, and all for whom we would 
 pray, and shelter ourselves under the shadow 
 of thy wing. Keep us from evil, help us to 
 do that which is good and pleasing to thee 
 through our blessed Pvedeemer. Give us, 
 gracious Lord, all that we have asked for as 
 we should— Forgive us all that we have ever 
 asked amiss, and hear and answer our peti- 
 tions in the name and for the merits of thy 
 beloved Son. Amen. 
 Our Father, &c. 
 The grace of our Lord, &,c. 
 
SATURDAY EVENING. 
 
 SATURDAY EVENING. 
 
 37 
 
 O LORB God Almighty, Father of mercies 
 from whom we deave the temporal comtorts 
 trom wiiuui whom we owe the 
 
 which we enjoy, and to wnom w 
 
 t.»d« '»«»„' our lives with »e„y and 
 Strensthen our faiih in the great Promises oi 
 
 • • ,„ mnnv thin^^s do we continue to ottena . 
 
 '"wJaTo^ftn slothful in the performance of 
 
 We are outj" ,^„t(>li ao-a mst our pe- 
 
 -5. ^r^Lr.! ■ wev^U tothe evil exam- 
 ;iJTf;hX:;;«ndusVwe gratify our pncte; 
 
88 
 
 FAMILY PRAYERS* 
 
 we indulge our evil tempers ; we renew our 
 sins, to the great disquiet of our souls. 
 Lord, forgive, for Jesus Christ's sake the of- 
 fences of this day ; and pour out upon us thy 
 Holy Spirit , that we may become more 
 steadfast and zealous in thy service, and more 
 dihgent in every good work. 
 
 We comm.it to thy gracious and fatherly 
 care all those for whom it is our duty to pray. 
 Have compassion on our dearest relatives and 
 friends. Supply their various wants through 
 the riches of thy merry in Jesus Christ. 
 
 Strengthen the hands of our Sovereign the 
 Queen, and all that are put in authority under 
 her 5 that they may rightly discharge their 
 arduous duties. 
 
 Bless thy ministering servants, whom thou 
 hast appointed to show unto men the way of 
 salvation ;> [especially thy servant who mi- 
 nistereth unto usj. Be ever with them in the 
 performance of all the duties of their minis- 
 try ; in prayer, to quicken their devotion ; in 
 praises to heighten their love and gratitude ; 
 and in preaching, to give a readiness of thought 
 and expression suitable to the clearness and 
 excellency of thy holy word. 
 
 Be merciful to all who are in sorrow. Look 
 down witii pity on those who suiTei through 
 the calamities of war 5 on prisoners and 
 
SATURDAY EVENING. 
 
 39 
 
 captives; and all wbo are destitute and op- 
 pressed. . ^\^QfQ be 
 Have mercy on the young .my ^^ ^^^^ 
 
 never wantmg n this lana 
 
 thee; -^.d may those who JaU come a ^^^ 
 
 obtain from thee an mcrease ot g 
 knowledge as wdl as o^^^^^^-^-^l^^ ^,^ 
 love; that *e Ju.t. o^ ^'g 1 
 
 t;t mt^td^i mlnifested in the 
 
 3\i trrintry sr-sr w; 
 
 With the week thatj ^^myo^^^^^ ^^^ 
 
 r^tf mJv we S irthe'mornmg with 
 thoughts. J»-!>. 7^„,o^ing up in us; and go 
 e-rery good desire g™Vl Jne dav, remember- 
 to the duties of the follow ng aay, 
 
 ^"? ^nT iSin" WS these temporal 
 ?hrgi, tra betr aid mU enduring inheri- 
 
 ^^T' -^t ,1^ in all our attempts to serve thee, 
 
 We present 
 
 unto thee these our 
 
 iperfuct 
 
40 
 
 OCCASIONAL PRAYERS. 
 
 supplications, in the name of Jesus Christ, 
 our Lord, Amen, 
 
 Our Father, &c. 
 
 The grace of our Lord, &c. 
 
 OCCASIONAL PRAYERS, 
 
 WHICH MAY BE USED WITH ANY OF THE 
 
 EOREGOING. 
 
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 When any Member of the Family is Sick. 
 
 Hear us. Almighty and most merciful God 
 and Saviour: extend thy accustomed good- 
 ness to thy servant who is grieved with sick- 
 ness. Sanctify, we beseech thee, thy fatherly 
 correction to him; that the sense oUiis weak- 
 ness may add strength to his faith, and serious- 
 ness to his repentance : That, if it shall be 
 thy good pleasure to restore him to his former 
 health, he may lead the residue of his life in 
 tiiy lear, and to thy glory : or else, give Jdm 
 grace so to take thy visitation, that after this 
 
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 OCCASIONAL PRATERS. 
 
 41 
 
 painful life ended, U may dwell with thee in 
 Ufe everlasting, through Jesus Christ our 
 Lord. Amen. 
 
 When any Member of the Famihj is going a 
 
 Journey. 
 
 We especially entreat thee in behalf of him, 
 who in addition to the ordinary dangers of 
 life, is about to be exposed to those ™ore^- 
 mediately incident to travelling. Gra"* ^;^' 
 we beseech thee, every journeying mercy. 
 Be thou, Lord, his helper, and hz defence 
 on every side. Let no harm befal him hj 
 night or by day. Keep Mm .fro^n^^J- 
 Preserve his going out and coming m , and be 
 with him amidst all the vicissitudes of this 
 Jarthly pilgrimage till thou hast brought ^« 
 to thy holy temple, to be a pillar in the house 
 of his God, and to go no more out. 
 
 Far those under affliction. 
 
 « Look upon all who are afflicted and dis- 
 1.00K. "F^^ j^^_^ .^ ^.^^ ^^^^^ or estate. 
 
 Srthrr'thdr 'infirmities, remove their 
 
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 OCCASIONAL PRAfERg. 
 
 trials, and in the mean time sanctify to them 
 all thy dispensations. May every pain, and 
 every trial, lead them, and lead us all, to 
 prepare more earnestly for that blessed state, 
 when there shall be no more death, and where 
 sorrow and sighing shall for ever flee away^" 
 Amen. 
 
 Prayer before receiving the Lord^s Supper. 
 
 Gracious Lord, I am now invited to thy 
 table. May I go to' it with a broken and a 
 contrite heart. blessed Jesiis, may I look 
 upon thee, whom my sins have pierced, and 
 mourn. Grant to me pardon and peace, 
 through the atonement of thy precious blood. 
 Cleanse me from my sins, and clothe me with 
 thy righteousness. And while I feel my 
 guilt as a sinner, grant me, thou crucified 
 Saviour, to rejoice in thy mercy. Increase 
 my faith in thee, and fill my soul with love to 
 thee. 
 
 Let the bread, which I hope to receive, re- 
 mind me of thy body, which was broken for 
 our sins and bruised for our iniquities 5 and 
 mpy I feed on thee in my heart by faith, with 
 thanksgiving. May the wine bring to my 
 remembrance thy precious blood,which cleans- 
 
OCCASIONAL PRAYERS. 
 
 43 
 
 re- 
 
 eth from all sin, and which was shed to make 
 reconcihation for iniquity. May I receive ii 
 ^th thankfulness, and be filled with all joy 
 and peace in believing, and abound m hope, 
 through the power of the Holy Ghost. May 
 I do all in remembrance of thee, ^ -L-ora 
 Jesus, and in obedience to thy word. O thou 
 Lamb of God that madest peace by the blood 
 of thy cross, speak peace to my soul ; and be 
 thou graciously pleased to manifest thyselt unto 
 me as thou dost not unto the world. 
 
 May I return from thy table, O Lord, 
 strengthened and refreshed for thy holy and 
 blessed service. Didst thou die for me i U 
 let me live to thee. Give me grace to deny 
 myself, to take up my cross, and to iollow 
 thee. Bought with a price which angels can- 
 not reckon, may I glorify thee both m my 
 body and in my spirit, which are thme. Help 
 me to crucify the flesh, with its affections and 
 lusts. Grant me to be more meek and lowly 
 in heart, and to be more spiritually minded, 
 which is hfe and peace. 
 
 Pitifully behold the sorrows of those who 
 are filled with groundless fears lest they should 
 eat and drink unworthily. Comfort those 
 whom Satan would drive to despair ; and give 
 
 rest to all wno cue wcai^ «i««^ xx^«.^ 
 
 with sin. Convince of their guilt and misery 
 
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 OCCASIONAL PRAYERS. 
 
 those who will not come to the feast which 
 thou hast prepared; and have mer^y upon 
 those who may presume to come without that 
 preparation of heart which is from thee. Shew 
 them their danger, whether they are madly 
 living m sin, or vainly trusting in their own 
 righteousness. 
 
 But, leaving the souls of others to thy 
 nghteous judgment, thou Divine Saviour, 
 who knowest what is in man, help me to 
 judge, and try, and examine myself, whether 
 1 be in the faith. And when the tares shall 
 no longer grow together with the wheat, then 
 may thy holy angels gather me with all thy 
 redeemed into thy kingdom, to rejoice in thy 
 love, and to praise thy Name, for ever and 
 ever. Amen, 
 
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 Far Friends and Relatives. 
 
 We commend to thy fatherly care our 
 beloved friends and relatives. Grant them 
 whatever may be good for them in this 
 present life, and afterwards receive them to 
 everlasting glory through Jesus Christ our 
 Lord. 
 
 OR, 
 
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 May thy blessing rest on our friends, re- 
 latives, and acquaintance. Make us all par- 
 takers of thy salvation ; and whatever sepa- 
 ration thy good providence may make upon 
 earth, grant that we and they may meet 
 with joy at thy right hand in the day of judg 
 ment. 
 
 Or with the same commence7nent. 
 
 Enable us all to live in love and peace 
 together, discharging every duty as in thy sight, 
 and looking for thy mercy through our Lord 
 and Saviour Jesus Christ ; and may we all at 
 iengxu rejoice lugeuit^'i iii i**^ ^iKia.\. viwj v* «--« 
 appearing. 
 
46 
 
 OCCASIONAL PRAYERS. 
 
 Otr 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 trespasses, As we forgive them that tres* 
 pass against us. And lead us not into temp- 
 tation 5 But deliver us from evil : For thine is 
 the kingdom, The power, and the glory, For 
 ever and ever. Amen. 
 
 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. 
 
 The Lord bless us, and keep us ; the Lord 
 make his Ikee to shine upon us, and be graci- 
 ous unto us : the Lord lift up his countenance 
 upon us, and give us peace, now and ever- 
 more. Amen. 
 
 The peace of God, which passeth all un- 
 derstanding, keep our hearts and minds in the 
 knowledge and love of God, and of his Son 
 Jesus Christ our Lord : and the blessing of 
 God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the 
 Holy Ghost, be amongst us, and remain with 
 
 
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 Grace before Meals. 
 
 Bless, Lord, these thy creatures to our use, 
 and by them fit us for thy service, through 
 Jesus Christ. Amen. 
 
 OR, 
 
 Bless us, Lord, in what we are going to 
 receive, and make us truly thankful : for Jesus 
 Christ's sake. Amen, 
 
 Grace after Meals. 
 
 For this and all his goodness, God's hcly 
 name be praised, through Christ our Lord, 
 
 Amen. 
 
 OR, 
 
 Gracious God, may the food which we have 
 received strengthen our bodies ; and may thy 
 Holy Spirit strengthen and refresh our souls, 
 for Jesus Christ's sake. Amen. 
 
 A Prayer on entering Church. 
 
 Pour down upon me, O Lord, and upon this 
 congregation, the Spirit of grace and of sup- 
 plication. May we worship thee m spirit and 
 in truth ; and hear and receive thy holy word 
 to the salvation of our souls : througii jCSUS 
 Christ our Saviour. Amen. 
 
47 OCCASIONAL PRAYERS. 
 
 A Prayer before leaning Church. 
 
 Pardon, O Lord, whatsoever thy pure eyes 
 have seen amiss in me ; and grant that I may 
 not be a forgetful hearer, but a patient doer of 
 thy word ; that hereafter I may be glorified 
 with thee for ever, through Jesus Christ our 
 Saviour. Amen. 
 
 . The Child's first Prayer. 
 
 Lord, bless me, and make me a good child. 
 Bless my dear father and mother* ; bless my 
 dear brothers and sisters* ; and keep us this 
 day [night] from all evil ; for Jesus Christ's 
 sake. Amen, 
 
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 cases. 
 
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