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Additional comments:/ Commeiitaires supplementaires: L'Institut a microfilm^ le meilleur ..xemplaire qu'il lui a iti possible de se procurer. Les details de cat exemplaire qui sont peut-4tre uniques du point d? vue bibliographique, qui peuv .t practice of every Chrlstlsn nead of a fkmlly. w Uhout mS! none can reasonably expect to have dutifu chlldVen oi fkkh* ^Jm''\i!°' ^"fi'y ^»P* *« ^^^ Gods blesJL fa ui world, or in the world to coine."--BiiAop Wilton, *^^ ' '>*'W^^' ^ kJ»f % MrAMffMrT* kUintD jMf lovKu. ^o eiaao«« »t. vwaou* iTJOcr. * 164«. 4--' / / / FAMILY PRAYERS. ^\r\ '\r-^r\^\*\» FIRST WEEK. Q •K.'^^WV'^^ SUNDAY MORNING. O THOU Lord of the Sabbath, who hast set apart this day for thyself, and hast comman- ded us to keep it holy to tiiy name, look down upon a family of sinful creatures, who are assembled together to acknowledge thy goodness in bringing them to see it. We adore thee for thy patience and for- bearance in not dealinf' with us according to our deserts, iior rewarding us f rding to our iniquities. And we beseech t* to pour down upon us the abundance of thy grace, that we may rest this day according to thy commandment. Let not thy Sabbath be a Weariness to us, but our delight. Let us honor thee by not doing our own ways, nor finding our own pleasure, nor speaking our lown words. Bless us, O Lord, with all spiritual bles- sings in Christ Jesus : bless us, we pray thee, in turning away every one of us from iniquities. Wash us in the fountain of that a2 I i I / '•laST WUEli. I^i'epare us for the, , • pointed means oi' .f;r^s ""/" "" 'V J'glitand thy tiuti, . iw !f '^'^■"'' out thv tabernacle. "^ ^^ ^'^^^» "nd to thy Grant that tlm t; • hast caused to r^v^Sr- -'"«'- thou . raay be applied to ^.V '""' ""'' '-^arninff, stratiou of the SniHt '"f 'f. '" "'o d«ino.f- ;^« in such vise 1""? °' P°'^«'-. May "ay embrace, and ever fold ff"\ "■«' *e hope of everiastinff Hfe T. "^ ' """ '''<'-'«««y hear them. "^msetves and those who unifv „^j - - ^vnn tne sninf «f *_..., -v> «uu concord • nnri «. f"."' "^ "uin- "'ho do confeas thy „2l^ "* """ "« they ^ """«' tnay agree « th« aCNDAT MORNLNd. truth of thy holy word, and live in unity aiu godly love. May numbers be aderf()rm the duties of our respective station^, and careful to redeem that pi^ecious time wiiicli we caimot recal ; and do thou of thy goodnesfi give a blessing to our endeavors that we may j)ro>per in all our just underta- kings and concerns. Above all, give us an heart to know anti receive thy will, and also grace and ])0wer faithfully to fulfil the same. We thank thee for the opportunity we yes- terday enjoyed of entering thy house, and engaging in thy service. Ma}' eveiy good impression then made upon our minds be deepened, every holy resolution confirmed, every wholesome lesson remembered; and may we be enabled, during the course of this day, and of this week to carry much of a Sabbath day's spirit into all the ordinary bu- siness and int(;rcourse of life. We beseech thee, O Lord, to bless all in whom we are interested. Wherever they are, may they a5 -*;■'/ ^ 10 If'*' m l^ntST WKKK, peace and unity, g^^jf^^^" .together in i^r, and of brothel . * 'P'"' o'" % that thou art the f!,7 '"'*,' '^memberinff «"• Enlighten tJe/' ""'' **'«'«•• of "f ignorance and erwr 7"^ "' ^'>° "'^ i° "•einastat^ofsin \, °"''^'"' *''°^ that those that believe ■ and"^C' Z' ''""«"•«» JWice unto the end • anf "^ Perseve- member of this fnm'ii ^■"""^ *'"»' «very Church on ei^h tnd Z'f^\o^ Christ's rious Church in Heaven" fo^f'' "l""'' S'"* 8«ne, tliy beloved s!^* T *'«= sake of the l^rd. Amm ^''°' -^^^us Christ our Our Father, &c. The grace of our lord, &c. MONDAY EVENING -™I rTa^r h'San^:^' t^''" «" '^■ of thy m^cT. fo^iv?n°" "' *•■« "bundanco which we are not wmh vl, l\ *^^ »^''"g» the merits and meSn ^ ?*' ''"* ^w^gh Son our Lord, "^t^^" °^ ^^^"^ Christ tfy '^•^ our HeavenV father, .t the do- iX, »10NDi.T EVENING. U 17 grace, ss us in another, :ether in of thj tnbering r of us ' are in »e that 'ngthen erseve- every eal, as 'hrist's is glo. of the t our rt al- >and re or anco ings ugh thy lose of the day we would remember the blessings we have received from thy hands in the course of it, and humbly approach thee to offer up our thanks. Give us grateful hearts, and teach us to show our gratitude by stu- dying to please thee as dutiful children. We acknowledge that we do not thank thee in this way, but while thou dost crown our days with thy mc: 3S, we too often defile them with sin. We confess our offences and desire to be sincerely sorry for them, that we may obtain thy forgiveness through the merits of our blessed Redeemer. Pardon our pride and vanity ; our idleness and self indulgence, and all our dispositions and tempers which have been displeasing in thy holy eyes. Par- don whatever rash and angry words we have this day spoken, and aU the bad thoughts that have risen up in our minds and which we have not been careful to resist ; and par- don, above all, O Lord, our greatest sin, forgetfulness of thee and ingratitude to our blessed Saviour. We have much, very much to be forgiven. O teach us to love much. Save us from offending thee so often. Help us to set thee always before us, that eyery day we may grow better, and every night retire to our rest at peace with thee and with all around us. Remember in mercy, O Lord, all our relatives and friends. Grant them the blessings that we seek for ourselves ; write their names and ours in the Lamb's Book of Life, that at last when we stand be- a6 y-- 12 FIRST WEEK. Father, inherit t^'kiWoV*^ ^^''""^ <"' «/ from the foundation T&r'' ''"•^''» caretis"; j:ri:^' "»"-% ^..ardian «ha,Iow of th; win. ffl/*'' '?"<^'«'' *" thoughts, w],en ^"l-'are ^h'' f ^™'" «'°f"l eyes in sleep, ^nd let ^"* *° ''o^e our the morain^'be of tW ^T "'""ffhts i„ duty to servl thee o.^^ ^'^'^"^'^ and our These things, S aU tha?"'"' ''""^<^<'*°'- seech thee "to grant lb, 1 ?"^''' ^e be- LoSiff:?,,tigrt T^r - •• ^« TUESDAY MORNING O ETEKITAl God P-o-. all mankind, G^verof ?I ^ •"?'* ^"-eserver of Author of eVerS°l ^^^. Grace, the thy Servants desire t. ^ • ^"^^.'hine unwor- all-the express Z ofC. '\^''^^' iov "«• We give thee VX tZ^^y.'^''''^ preserved us from i^^,'/^ *"" hast wherewith we ha°e^«f ** «''"'" ''angers, thou hast b«,„gr:st" r.rrf:" .• that -7^ "hat thou hast .efres\^J='^-Vj;Ws tUESDAT MORNING. 13^ \ night, with quiet rest and sleep. But above all, we bless thee fur thine inestimable love in the redemption of the worhl by our Lord Jesus Christ ; for the means oi 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-suifering, 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 thy 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 all our opinions of ourselves ; charitable in all our speeches of others ; meek and peaceable under all provocations ; sincere and faithful 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 addest any to ourselves, let us own thy mercy, and humbly thank thee for it. Afford us convenient supplies in all our reasonable necessities, and protect us against the approach of all dangers ; make us dili- gent in our affairs, and give such success to our lawful »:iideavours, as thou seest best Jl7 14 FIUST WEEK. m • and most exnofTiAn* p «"r to «„b^wr;,,t„":'f^''«''"' content- f ^ our m,„ds u/," :t," l""" ' b"t always ttake all t.ie tl,i,„,3 If Thl? ?P^' '«'« way ^t, and be earefnf.CTX'^ '"'"t''' ^ souls be fitted for th„, """S"' ">»* our -("ch thou h^ttZC^TV"''''''^' and fear tftee, i„ tCS of tf T^" }°'' Direct us in all our „ ?■ ^ '""gdom. against all dan..err reliL""'' ^"^'-i "s anJ grant that we m. 'l ' "' '", "" «'™t3, confidence, andTakel?^ ."•''' ""''^« «heeour orderest for „, a,^ ' """-^ ^«" that the df ver us fron alio r s ^s T' r"'>^'' ^"^ sake; in the full ex entof /"'"" ^Wsfs Pi-ay to be heard both fc T ^<"^s. we «U mankind. "^ ^°'' »»««lve3, and for Our Father, &c The grace of our Lord, &a TUESDAY EVEXijyQ anGHetn«tult??''thlr''*'- heaven and ..,.,1, j ,.' "ou hast madfi l-^seech thee. a^dU"";;! *i;;?« «ar, we crtr . open thine ejes, O TUESDAY EVENING. 15 content- at nny ■' of thy ^K and not our ahvajs f ever- e may ster to »at our t bliss, love rd us traits, ?eour thott and rist's 5, we ifor "loii; we O Lord, and see; and graciously grant, that though in ourselves we are unworthy of thy regard, in Jesus Clirist we may be accepted, and answered, and blessed. For his sake, we humbly entreat thee, mer- cifully to forgive us all the sins we have thii* day committed. Make us sorry for our short comings and provocations. Teach us to pro- fit by the additional experience which every day affords of the deoeitfulness of our own hearts, and of the temptations to which we are exposed ; and help us in time to come to be more on our guard again:^t the sins that do so easily beset us, and to exercise a firmer dependance on Him through whom alone thy people have their strength renewed, and are made more than conquerors over all their spiritual enemies. We give thee thanks, gracious God, for the renewed tokens we have this day expe- rienced of thy providential care and g()od- ness. We thank thee that we have received our daily bread — that we have been preser- ved from danger — that we have been per- mitted to taste the pleasui*es of social and friendly intercourse,— and that now, in cir- cumstances of so much external comfort we are called to enjoy the infinitely higher pri- vilege of fellowship with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ. Enlarge our minds, O Lord, with sentiments and feelings corresponding to the benefits we have recei- ved. Help us to feel, to speak, and to act, a8 \r~ 16 FIRST ^VEKK. as the children ^^ o the goodness of Pn^ """^ """■"■«'• May thing may ,ve give tlmnks '" ^^"'■^' ciesj^'t urb'^elTero^:' nr™' "- "e spiritual andXl" w"" """= ^'"«'' and we iimpnt ''™'"- ^^e acknow edo-e things tvieriiTirr''"''^^ '" "''-p' °^- were meant to fbrm ou''?^^:'?«' "'/ *hey thy Spirit raise ormi'nds a^b" 0"';; ?"/ '«' and nnworlhy obieof, .f ""* ""ferior tification, and^t'thtrup::The?,r"'' «™- the uncbangin.- realitip?!* A S ^"""sand Be with us wfh ,, , "'^ "S''t hand. -fresh our bofc„dtr\ir "V^V" may we remember H,»« . J' awake, meditate up^rthee fn ,?°" -""J ^'='''' ^"^ may our souTfolW hTrd l.^'f.'^''''''''''^^ ' thy right hand upheld vlT "''''' ^"^ '«' ■Be bountiful to all r^,.'„ <• • , them with thy . L" T r"''f ^"'••«I' all their trials^ 4d!L f°''* ^''^^ ""<)«'■ of thy Holy SnSttr •""''"'. ""^'^"PP"'^^ ters, cireum^stanees J Tn /'""'""^ '''""■■■'=- Look favouraWv f ' ? necessities. people. Do "oS, "f°" "'f ,<=''"'<='' «"<» Zion: build l°u' th'^-aT of ?""■'' .•""° restore thine an,.!„nt , of Jerusalem : place in thy favoT- f?*" • ^ *'"'"' ^"™^«'- 5.-1- _ yviavour; and with timrv. i^x .1 fulaess Of the Gentiles be brought ?„ '" ''" Hear our prayers. O Lord; we beseech ' WEDNESDAY MORNING. 17 thee : and when thou hoarest, do thou accept and answer, and Wess us for the sake of Jesus Christ, our onlv Advocate and Media- tor, to whom, with the Father and tlie Holy Spirit, be ^\ovy everlasting. Amen. Our Father, &c. The grace, &c. WEDNESDAY MORNING. O MOST gracious and merciful God, by whom the world is governed and preserved, we give thee humble thanks for thy fatherly care over us, in preserving us from the dan- gers of the night pa^t, aad bringing us sate this morn ins to see Kuother day. We o-ratefully acknowledge our depenlcmce upon Siee, for all the nec>ssarles, conve- niences, and comtVn-ts of life ; for al. tae means of our well-being here, and ot our everlasting happiness hMl. 19 Hear us, merciful Ood, not according to our imperfect petitions, but according to the full meaning of that form of prayer which Jesus-Christ has taught us, and for his sake*. Our Father, 8ce. The Lord bless us, Sw.*. WEDNESDAY EVP:NING. Almighty (Ion, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Maker of all things. Judge of all men ; we acknowledge and bewail our mani- fold sins and wickedness, which we from time to time most grievously have committed, by thought, word, and deed, against thy divine Majesty. Have mercy upon us, (/Lord, after thy great goodness ; according to the multitude of thy mercies do away our offences ; wash us thoroughly from our wickedness, and cleanse us from our sins ; create and make in us new and contrite hearts, that we wor- thily lame- ting our sins, and acknowledging our wretchedness, may obtain of thee, the God of all mercy, perfect remission and for- giveness. Grant us, O Lord, the assistance of thy Holy Spirit, that for the time to come we may thini and do always such things as are right ; that wef who cannot do any tiling that IS good WltuoUt mcc, iii«j y^j '^•' - — enabled to live <3ording to thy will. Let 20 'IRST WEEK. thy grace always so prevent nr,l c ii -' « to make u/contfnuaX to"t "'^ "'• all Rood workx ^ "" Sivm to Take us, o Lord, we besewh *),„ • thy protection this ^i^l.t amHw ' '""' mercy defend us from S tl,rn ^, *''^S'-e'»t gers of it. Keen us b,! , F"^i "'«' ''''»- bodies, and inwir L i! ""'"'"f-ll/ in our may be defendri L J 'VT"''''. '.''•^' ^^« "ay happen to the b"dy and Z""'^, "'"' "•oughts tl,at may assa ^' and hur "tl,:" '1' Extend thy goodness, O iTd \Tf- whole race of mankii.d Tr ' '° "'e f" Jews, Turk" "intel/ rnd^rr """" toko from them all iffnoranr h J""'"' ' heart, and eontemot of f? ' '"^"^"^^ of fetehtheml,ome7„''t,yflo{ raft'h""' ^° are admitt'jIttofenrrhiJ'of'cT ^"^^ religion, that tliev mnv a!, -j '^, Christ's that are contra yloSrnrf •"'='' *'''"?« low all such tlL° Pfofession, and fol- the« foraiurwl "'"";?"¥''="'«"» to tions, also for our verve 'r- '^"'T'"''' ''"<' ^^i"- hand be ever over ^T' '«"hy fatherly ;/;at.n the end they may obS„"'e:tj5 -•-arz™(r;fdre?oi,^°--- nrnigo 4.U.. i t ' " "^*^ ^esiie to hle.AS anA holy N ame, tor all tJi/ good- TIIIRSDAT M0UN1N,Z"Z '^'""'' "'« '".mbly f"-- the ,i,„i°, ,,:"'^ ;^ gim.ti„g „3 ,, ,;,-h ;;7' t" eat";'' r t::rf' ■■ '"^ ^-'-'-a' 'i delivering „, fro J '^" «« Put on, and for ».ns Lave ju„,^ deslr:.,:;""^ "'''' ^^'"^'h our our Lord. We conf 1 ^''"' •'^'^us Clirist needing g„i,^-°;fe«befo tl,ee our If. "one, to pardon our nffi. ' '°'" '*'''"' he has that we „„y ,,, ^„^^g »/ t y Ho,^ gpirit? «nd to obey his precept;°n 'n ^!"' "'"'"'P'^ "« be pnti«nt, humble V" ""=«• -"'ay endeavoring to ^lo^Z' ""^ "'"' wercifu) those who do us won ' ■^' ""'^ '^'U ^ me be forgiven. ^'°"«' '^''«" as „o ^'ope "f ^fi^"V;tirt:£r;'7''"v"-t..toper. t"''"?'. ever doing uX"";' J"^' i" all^our - povern ot-r („„„„",' ' ""^ '"^'P "s, Lord, I---", to restrain oSrTholt, ,"''1^ ""^ tem-' 'n? intofu,-! ,--1 'noughts from ii„p.j„. *o tie power of temp t:^^;" ^\f . ourselves ^ """• Jt Sinners en- TIIURSDAT EVENLN(K 2a ticc UH, mav \\v not conac^nt. Prosorve um especiiilly tVom tliortc sins whicli in tiuie.sj)a^t we Iuiv«! most fnMiuciitly coimuittcd, and BtHMigtlicn us hy thy Spirit, tliat tlie/ may ov(!rcome us no mure. Incite ua to industry, tluit we mtiy redeem the time, and linish the work whieli tliou iiust *:;iven us to do. Muke us eager at'ler knowledge — especially the knowledtre wiiieh make-th wise unto salva- tion. These things, for our heloved friends* and relations, as well as ourselves, we hunt- bly ask in the name of the adorable Redeem- er — Jesus Christ our Lord. Our Father, &c. May peace be with us from God, the Fa- ther, and our Lord Jesus Christ, to whom, with the Holy Spirit, be all glory and do- minion now and evermore I THURSDAY EVENING. Almighty and everlasting God, who seest all our thoughts, and words, and works, and who wilt judge us at the last day ; we be- seech thee to pardon whatsoever sins we have this day committed against thy divine majesty ; and to give us grace to examine ourselves, that we may know wherein we have oiFended against thee. iXr^i *^^f 4-I^rt*- ««v/-k V»"'^'^ ♦l-».o rlr»-«T WrfcTiri TV^rtTl^y things which we ought not to have done ; and have left undone many things which we 24 FIKST WEEK. I I ■♦: ■ i I. Sour 'Zl^r i *'^''^^ ^^^-^^ ^^-e indul. teca oui pnde, and our ev teniners • nnri harbored iriany sinful thouo-l^t« . .1 ! ' ^^^ pio ess to be thy servants ; but liow ^.reat 1 part of our duty do we nftpn ]« "^ discinlpr L*^ ' ^^"^ "^y become hia in trull!' ""' '" """'' °"'y' ''"t '" deed and We pray thee to take us under thy o-r. Clous care this night : we are suiTounded w are both 'alik toother "4" ^ *'"^. ''"-'' sr v"^ those Tho °f :'c t^rL' thee. How many are there who will Ll^ th.s n,ght in sorrow and in pain! iC mC tl drZ rtT"™ 1 ''™"''' ""^ disquieTudeTf Plea e thep V^ u?'"'^^™"* ""'« "»> » it teach ,'!!' "^f '■''''""g ^est ; but especially, teaU. us to put our trust in thee. ^' May we know in whom we have believed • and may our souls be safe in the 4'dsof ttm td in' *r """" "^ ''^- ---"'"-S to t?u'st ' "*""'' '''""^ ^« desire all rt,lTf ''"'^"^ ^'^'^'■''^^ *h^« i° behalf of «11 those for whom it is our duty to pray. # FRIDAY MORNING. 25 V We would intercede with thee for our native land, that it may still be favored with the light of thy Gospel ; and that the seeds of divine knowledge sown in it may bring forth abundant fruit. Bless all in authority over us ; and give them wisdom to fulfil the ar- duous 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 suiFer from the calamities of war. Be merciful to our dear friends and relations. Let the light of thy. gospel shine into all their 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 hea- ven. O Lord, pardon the infirmity of these our prayers ; and answer us, not according to what we either desire or deserve, but accor- ding to the riches of thy grace in Jesus Christ ; for whom we bless thee, and to whom with thee and the Holy Ghost, be all honor and glory, world without end. Our Father, &c. The grace of our Lord, &c. FRIDAY MORNING. Almighty and everlasting God, in whom we live and move and have our being ; we, thy i It / f < 26 FIBST VTEEK, needy creatures r. ^ D^w/ ""* P"'' night T? f^"" ">« din. seech,„g thee to a!ce '?. "'""" ' '"'mbiy t' «"6«e of p^ig, "^"'^P' ""s our Domini ,' ^ And, since it is of .1, £s!\!'f -^^her dXT^',^/--ous our bA/ ^'^''^ dedicate bo h "^^^ *^ ^r wgiiteous, and ffodiv li^ ^?^^ce, in a sober we humbljr beseech theT* J^ •"*«' "'''th: hearts such o ^ "- T"^>:- imprint ».... "' '^^ judgments, and FRIDAT MOHNING. 27 . ^"^ humble "S from the 7, and espe- ['>^ the dan. '^y watchful «Jsturbance * » but, that eginnin^of humbly be- Horning sa- '^ ' for his : ^^^ rose 'our Jesus ^gracious " to our souls and ^ a sober, ^ resoJu- 3rm and age, we ledge of eakness > mani- t with ; ompas- us the ; that n sin, fn our i, 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. In particular, we implore thy grace and protection for the ensuing day. Keep us temperate in our meats and drinks, and dili- gent in our several callings. Grant us pa- tience under any afflictions thou shalt see fit to lay on us, and minds always contented with our present condition. Give us grace to be just and upright in all our dealings ; quiet and peaceable ; full of compassion ; and ready to do good to all men, according to our abilities and opportunities. Direct us in all our ways and prosper the works of our hands in the business of our several stations. Defend us from all dangers and adversities ; and be graciously pleased to take us, and all things belonging to us, under thy fatherly care and protection. These things, and whatever else thou shalt see necessary and convenient to us, we humbly beg, through the merits and mediation of thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour. Amen, Our Father, &c. The grace of our Lord, &e. n FIRST Wia-K. FKIDAY EVENING. ♦ /» « Most merciful God, who art e fan to behold iniquitrand f F"'"" ^i'^' forgiveness to all tlm . J . '"''' Promised -"te their sins 't Zt 7f'' ""'' f""- an humble sense of nn. ''^'"''' ^^^'^ in acknowledging our mln.-rn ""'^»«'"„ess, 2f 'V rightfou" laws But *''r;^"'-«^-'"« Father, who desirest nnf ,i J ° S'^cious ner, look upon us we L f ''""*'' "^ a ^'n • and forgive^" a 1 oTr trn '""'' ""'^' '" "^^cy, "« deep|, sensibt of tlr^ir '°?% ^^^"^^ and work in us a heart v £?''''' "^ *''«■"'• ™ay obtain fordve„ | T [""i" ' *"' "<= art ever readj. to receive h" ''^ ""''"' '*='<' (-hrist, our onlv S„ • ""^ '^on Jesus , And lest, S4roror„%'^^^'"- temptatious which encomL ""'*■>'• «>• the again into sin, vouehsaf?,?' "''.^'" "'^ "^'a^™ the direction and aS,?'' ^^^eoch thee, rit. Reform ^vhatev Tami^ "?'^ '^P"' Per and disposition !p '^ '" the tem- unelean thoS, "„lf f T/"-"'^ ' *''«' no dinate desire?, mav r!^". ^'''^"'- °r inor- hearts from e.vy, hatred ^"7 ^."'^^ «•"• - ^e may uever suffer t^tnl""".""^ ' *'>'« our wrath ; but mav always !nf ''"'^" "P"" peace, charity, and rZ? ^? '" '""" «st in science void of !ff S^<'«VEEK. 1/ ^^ vocations ; for aU th^ a- and comforts of thy 4irSn-T/^^^'^^«»^««> tinual care and wafehfblnf '!^' ^^" *V con- through the wjiole c^^^^^^^ over us particularly for ti.e mercies onT ^'^ '' «"^ the past day • hr-^pol • ^"^^ l^eneiits of g'"-;? to show oufthankfu n!!*^ •*" ^''^ "» obedience to his kw,?. f ^ '" a s'"cerc f d intercession Te 're ;rf 7^'"'' '"^rits Son our Saviour ^LurCi'^t ""■" «"' % ■ *> /Ss'^'^Vo^S? *'"^'' '^ -«"- Defend u,, from „n '" "' t^is n.Vhf "nd from the^lr ofT" ^f '""^''i' f njoy such refreshL sieen ' *'"" ^^« ""X the duties of the foLifi^ ''!? "">' «« us for «ver mindful of the t^!"^fh "^^ ^"'^^ "« dovvn in the dust ; and o!.«!?'" '^^ ^^all lie to l.ve in such a s ate tW "' ^'^'^ «'^»Js afraid to die: so tha't ul ' "T "«^«r be JJ-y be thine, through thlL'''':'^ '^^'"^ ^« footjon of thy Son O ,rf.! T"^^ """^ satis- flamewe offer UDthp«»/-'^^"'' '" whose Our FatherX """ ""P^^'^" Prayers. ibe grace of our Lord, &c. SATURDAY MORNLva Almighty Cnn "^^^^x. *Pen. all desi,rV "".'" ^^'' assistances, i for thy con- ence over us T lives ; and d benefits of *o continue to give us m a sincere 'bose merits em ali, thy to continue this nioht. mischiefs, 't We may y fit us for Make us e shall lie ice alwajs ' never be ^yirig we *nd satis- ^n ''Vhose t pi'ayers. 'arts be lom no of our^^ hearts by the inspiration of thy Holy Spirit ; that we may perfectly love thee, and worthily magnify thy Holy Name, through Christ our Lord. Amen. O God, by whom the whole world is governed and preserved, we give thee humble thanks for thy fatherly care over us, espe- cially during the past night ; beseeching thee to make us truly sensible of thy mercies and sincerely thankful for them. Give us grace that we may walk this day as in thy sight, making a conscience of our ways and fearing above all things to offend thee ; may we not fall into the sins of wliich we have repented. Enable us to resist the temptations of the world, the flesh and the devil— to follow the motions of thy good spirit — to be pure and holy in our intentions — true and just in our dealings — watchful over our thoughts and actions — diligent in our business, and tempe- rate in all things. And because we cannot be safe without thy succor, defend us, we be- seech thee, from all dangers both of soul and body. Make us ever sensible that we depend upon thee ; that in all our necessities we may look to thee for help. Give us whatever is needful for us, and withal give us, we pray, contented minds. -t-fiCss tiie place m wnicii we dwell. Xiet thy grace be largely manifested here; the ministry of thy wOrd fully blessed; may thy 92 FIRST WKEK. -1 the ho^eiv :i;:~^r' jj't •■•- ' be continually preseniln " "'^ *''•>' S'oV beseech thee to rol*/ ^jl'^'minds. >Ve ^•'om thou hast X Id"? '\ ''"^""^ "" "^ May we enjoy the hi. """"'"'y °^«f Md wilt thou preserve,,, f =' "^ P^^^' any unrighteous wars or/^ff™ •'"*?'"« "f°° aggressions of others v»f "° ''^ ""J"'* and believing people kj^''*^"' » P«nite"t "•g righteouS bS"° .^°<' ""d >^ork- «ay it appear that we havi't °'"" '"""'"j^' each other and brought toZth ^^" ^^"" «° vidence to be a fi.Jl 1 1 *^Sether m thy pro- jn body, andln" sou 't^ '° T" °''«^ P.may we all, throlh thv"' ""^ "'«™''ty bring to each other that dfi."Tl""'^ S™<=V fort which thou dlut ^ ?''^ 5«'P and com- union as one" famj;' togX'^p"' ''^ °"' for good our dear relat,v5. /V .Remember them and „s all the ^I! 11^ ^'^'"'^ ' give l>fe. and grace not to abusl .i' "T °'" '«« a", the blessings of thp re ''^""-'"'t above this we ask for^Jesus p. ■ !• '° "."■""• ^""^ 0«r Father, &c "'" '^''«- ^'oen. Tbe grace of our Lord. &c. SATURDAY EVENING P Lord God Almf^h,.. t, .. . from whom we derlvfth; f *■" °} '"^"''es, aenve the temporal com&rte ** among thj ^ove them ; ' thy glory n'nds. We favour all orify over ' of peace, ering upon ^7 unjust * penitent and work- r family; ffJven to thy pro- ch other, eternity. ',gh tl,e ricl.es of thv„I "'"'"' "'""ts Christ. "' '■"y mercy in Jesug Bless our civil rulers • on,l • . fom to fulfil t,,, „,;d'„;f3"<,S'.''c tl,em wis- "ley are called. ' ""''"^ *« "'liich ^ Be merciful ti, o'l i Look down wit .pity r„ ,1,'""" "1 ^"'-"'v- tli^ough the ealami ieLf "v ■'" '''''» ^"^er »nd captives, and on 1 If ' °" P^oner, «nd oppressed. Bestow Vl, 'T'^ ^'"'tu'e ti»ne ^i,t,j servant! VT'"' '■''^«'- -" earthly troubles fo Lsue ,'n *^- '"""^ ">«'•• Have fflerey on th! ! '""'" '''^'•""' Joy. "ever wanting ta ^fj^ CT= '"'*^ *«'« ^^ thee; and mfy Vose wh„ ^i If *° «<=rve U8, obtain from thee I i„"*" '='""« "fter and knowledo-p „. / ,, '"erease of hVht -1 ^e^lw"hrVuft:^j'"^\-''h'^^^^ may abound; and the exo^vf "g^teousness ^^y ^e more and^ ^^t^t A^^' ni?ern::trLrht:r *^^ ^- *- and to take us Ldlvt^ ^ *^'^^ 'o bless us With the w^rthat if *r"""'^P^''*<"=«on would dismiss all our w ",', *" "'"^^ ^e thoughts. Maywe„°ei„T ^^ '^'^^ and rZ ?-^ "-re grS l^'^T'"^ V^^ «g that wearrca„£:f^'T^°'''«-r ^ «»naiaateff for a heavenly *^ ■• # SATURDAY KVKNINU. 35 "ty to i)ray, y ' in wants Jesus *'n m wis- ' ^0 wJiich Ji sorrow. ^^10 suffer pnsoners (destitute I favor on Jse their ernaljoj. there be to serve me after of light ^nd hope Bousness 'V gos- d in the for this less us, Section. )se we Js and g with *nd go- mber< venly prize ; and looking beyond these temporal things, to a better and more enduring inheri- tance. Assist us in all our attempts to serve thee, and let thy word, thine ordinances, and thy Sabbath, be sanctified to us, and to all who with us shall call upon the Father through Jesus Christ. We present unto thee. these our imperfect supplications, in the name of Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. Our Father, &c. The grace of our Lord, &c. * y- fi SECOND WEEK. SUNDAY MORNING. to keeS;^ t" s rjanr t'' -- thine own holy davs pS ''"°"'^'" "^ ?ist every te^S to^^rnr^nf r^ :/•; in a va n or useless m«„n£. V?^ P"" "^ " to eonsUer th" n^ T^rhould'^rL'' of T J-dn.ay.^VedLe'^Th/;.::!'^^ against thee " MnT„il l, ^ ""S"" ""* «'» receive eore'ernin^th" ZTTT ''I are_thCeTXsC^TlT„t'^^^!''.- 8UNDAT MORNING. 37 with sorrow for them ; to pray for tliy par- doning mercy, und devoutly to praise thee for thy blessed gift of Jesus Christ, thy beloved 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 salvation through Jesus Christ, may this day, be mixed with faith in the souls of all who hear it. Bless all fiiith- ful preachers of it, (especially 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 commit ourselves to thy mercy. Make thy day, we beseech thee, a blessing to our souls. Make it a blessing to all the world by granting that all Christians may have a spirit of prayer and supplication, to plead for those who do not know, or do not believe in the Saviour of sinners. Look down with tender mercy on all those who, by sickness or any other adversity, may be kept from thy house of prayer. Help them to worship j.^ thee, and cause them to rejoice that thou art m^^^^y where present to hear and answer * their supplications. Hear our prayer for B 38 SECOND WEf.K. Christ's sake ; and to him, with thee and the Holy fep„.u, be all glory and do,ui„io„ Vow Our Father, &c. The grace of our Lord, &c. SUNDAY EVENING. t? ^T iP^*^ ^^ ^^^^*«' t^^« God of Israel that dwellest between the cherubim thou dom ??%r'" *^"^lo»e, of ail the k ng" none other. Thou art our God, and we will srti'r'*''°"-*°-<^<«'-dw::sii wise unto salvation. Becoming wh!l^: fte'L'rkn '■°' '"'''"« ""' '°t '" » I"-"! now "hineth! '"'"" ^"''' ""'* *« »-« '■■g''* »„]^t ^'''^■'^•'' ''•y ''^'"e fo>- nourishine us and bringing us up i„ a church SS bu.It on the foundation of the aposlles and prophets. Jesus Christ himselfTeing the chief corner stone. ^ usi\i^r«j«,'y'''--^-?.toLe:t a sealed the^wayof life. Let it not be our book, . understand! unto "*> and a dead letter j butopen ■ngs to understand the Scrip. SUNDAY EVENING. 39 tures 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 Chl-ist our Lord. And we entreat thee, Almighty God, to grant us per- fectly 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 unwor- thiness, 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 sins, 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 Sab- bath may be the means of bringing us nearer to thyseiff and of making us more meet for the enjoyment of thy glorious kingdom. ' M 4i 4 b2 #Y 40 SECOND WKEK. We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord in our prayers and supplications for all men Prosper the labors of thy faithful servants who have this day published the glad tidWs jtT"- Gi^«t''y blessing lo tl e eed wh.eh they have sown, that if may brW forth fruit abundantly. ^ ^ Let grace and peace be multiplied to all who love the Lord Jesus in sincerity O I*.^^ save thy people and bless thine inheri- Hear the prayers which have been offered "P for all estates of men in thy holy Church and answer them in the multitude of thv tender mercies. ■ And, as thou hast built thy Church upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets" Je! aus Christ himself being the chirf corner- stone, grant us so to be joined to^etherTn unity of spirit by their doctrine, "that we S'Xer'°'^*^'"^"^''<=<=^P**-^ Our Father, &c. The grace of our Lord, &c. E 4 MONDAY MORNING. We fall down before thee, O merciful Father to offer up our united prayers and nrais',.; the lootstool of thy divine Maje'styr'we" thank thee that thou hast preserved u! during the night past in peace and safety MONDAY MORNING. 41 and raised us up again to see the light of another morning. 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 tho 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 con- cerns ot* 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 of the fulness which is in Christ Jesus ; that so we may be ena- bled to put otr entirely the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts, and may be renewed in the spirit of our minds. Oh, may we experience this blessed trans- formation, and meanwhile may we endeavour to adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things. May we remember that we shall have to give account to thee hereafter for ttiC taicDts coniiiiitted to our stewardship ; render up our account at last may up with joy, and meet our blessed Saviour with ii3 42 SKCOND n-EKK. .^;'^^^- ,-"«,\i '.':--, ,^'' ""Snow""'/ "°i 'T "''"""'='' "' '"■' ""'"ing. And now, Lord, let us once more lift un our voices in praise anri thank^giv",^! Z Z Z-jpt^ ^r^^ ^^^^ iience ot thy goodness as to the thin.r/of ante thy gracious keeping for th^ S nt aay. Guard us against our "reat ini.-it, l"? enemy ; succour us' in every season of temn tation ; and enable us to live ;!, ,i? r".?" tTon '^-CV'"' "»"- -sL-nt^r: name and for sake of\Tesus ChL "^ Mediator and Advocate "iSen "" ^'''' Our Father, &c. The grace, &e. It Ill's coming. more lift up giving for all experience at >u hast placed th, in which of personal ne, favoured * everlasting !• the obliga- e filled with e, our great y the expe* e things of fe earnestly "s, and all Jr prayers, le ensuing It 3piritual n of temp- thj faith. It recollec- continual all in the our great SECOND WEEK. MONDAY EVENING. 48 O 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 lovino- kindness of our God and Saviour. Pardon the sins, negligences and igno- rances of the day that is past ; at the close oi our best days there is much for which we have reason to be humbled in thy presence. O Lord, enter not into judgment with us, for in thy sight shall no man living be justified. Take away from us, we beseech thee, every remainder of the heart of stone, and give us hearts of flesh. Enable us to feel our ruined condition without a Saviour, and to fly for refuge to the hope set before us, and may we press forwar ' to the prize of our high calling, looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith. Grant, Lord, we beseech thee, that we may live under a constant recollection of our true condition in this life, that we may re- member we are here for a short and uncer- tain season, and that death and eternity arc at hand. May we live therefore with our loins girded and our lamps burning, as those who wait for the coming of their Lord. Ma/ we be diligent in our Master's business b4 44 SECOND WEEK. II i employing the various faculties which thou ha.st given us to thy honour, and stivW fore^rn'trrth*" ■'* o- ''^'" "o «ht;^ "e! uS- ""^*"'" -« "-rlo\° '«oTe useful, n our day and genoration. Mav we be endeavouring to lessen the vice and .^ sery wh.ch are in the world. And Zv we «:, oflT;'? "°'™-«ly fro™ Sde! Tisli tear, but from a grateful sense of th^ SlTTl!"!' "« r" *««. «n1 from : sen e o^ rt *^ '''?^*"'^ ^'" <"« "f a deep sense ot the mercies which thou art mnfi nuaUy pouring out upon us. ^ """"^ t„r« '"'"^ *° ^^^ "'^o ''«■■ ou-- fellow-crea- tures, more especially for our friends ?ni Swe I^t r P^T' *''« '"""^ blessings Tullr «Tl h °'' °'"'««'^«'- Bless in parti- cular all who are endeavouring to mako known the glad tidings of a RfdeemS to those who now sit in" darkness andTthe unlTthe vof • f '^ "'''" ^""^ -« g-o"" -g endurinr f.? "^ oppression, those who aw enduring the ravages of war. Ob mav there be an end to all their evils, mav B^ac^ and love prevail through the earth ^ ^?^ ;"lht%^u"->'°"' ^'-"'"^ ^•"" ">« «"'•""? :„° ^'" "' aga'ust our great spiritual enemy , succour us in every sefson of temp. TUESDAY MORNING. 45 tation ; and grant us this night, if it please thee, such refreshing sleep as amy fit us for the duties and services of another day. We ask these and all other blessings in tiie name and for the sake of Jesus Christ our great Mediator and Advocate. Amen. Our Father, &c. The grace, &c. TUESDAY MORNING. O Lord, our heavenly Father, Almighty and everlasting God, who hast safely brought us to the beginning of this day, what shall we render unto thee for all thy benefits confer- red upon us ! Adored be thy mercy for all the blessings we are continually receiving from thee. How hast thou renewed our lives and our mercies to us this morning ! May all that is witliin us bless thy holy Name. O put tiiy Spirit within us, and cause us to walk in thy statutes. Give u^^ grace to glorify thee in our bodies and in our spirits, which are thine. "We praise thee O God, for the unspeak- able gift of thy dear Son, Jesus Christ our Saviour. Grant us so to believe in him, that we may have life through his Name. "We praise thee for the gift of the Holy Ghost. May our bodies be the temples of his continual abode. Let us not walk accord- ing to the course of this world, according b5 46 SECOND WEEK. d°ren of dt' V*!}?' "'"',^'«-keth in the chil- dren of disobedience ; but, as the children of God, rnay we be led by the Spirit of Go^ and rejoice m hope of the glory of G,^ Let us not resist or grieve thy Holy SpWt' but in all things obey his godly mofions to % glory, and ,o od comfort Jnd Son May our understanding, be enli<.htened oT; cS^trtf"'' "l" ■^"'•/""^ -^dufd, re- cording to the working of his mighty power our so"l " Vr^"'"' ,'" "■'^^^ --^ "pS our souls. Crrant us the joy of faith f),» patience of hope, and the iomfort of love that we may rejoice in thy mercy andJivp trom all the evils wliich we feel or fear or cause them to work together for our good WK 7 *y lovmg. kindness and thy truth alway preserve ua. ' Make us diligent, we pray thee, in the dis- charge of our temporal and spin ual du«rs Incline us so to seek thy kingdom and rSt unto us. Make us watchful and ctrcumsneet ever remembering that thou, O God? S MS. In silent prayer and praise may we lift up our hearts to thee, and have frruent comniumon with thee. Give us grace ?o set an infinite value upon our souls. fnTe mid I'iS :^J^. -.'1-t?'. Judgment! -V » «^u give au diiigence to be TUESDAY EVENING. 47 found of Christ in peace, without spot and blameless. '* O Almighty Lord and everlasting God, vouchsafe, we beseech thee, to direct, sanc- tify 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 preserved in body and soul : through our Lord and Saviour Jesus- Christ." Our Father, &c. The grace of our Lord, &c. TUESDAY EVENING. O Eternal God, Creator and Preserver of all mankind. Giver of all spiritual grace, the Author of everlasting life, we bow down be- fore thee this evening ; and we beseech thee to accept and bless us, for the alone sake of thy dear Son Jesus Christ our Saviour. Help us to draw near to thee, and grant us to enjoy communion with thee. We praise thee for all thy mercies ; and we beseech thee to forgive us all our sins, which are more than we can number, and greater than we express ; for in many things we offend and that continually. Grant us ^aily repentance toward thee, O God, and fnUh +/%«roT'«] f\t\v l.nrd .Tpsiis Christ. Re • member, O Lord, thy tender mercies and thy loving-kindnesses, for they have been b6 48 SUCOM) U'KliK. vour'l"'''- «'"•■'""'-'«• n»t tl.e sins of our to thy mercy remember tliou us for tl.v goo m,ss- sake, O Lor.I. Heal m'JXZ shdmg, receive us graeiously, and love us Give us grace to renounce the world • make holy zeal and indignation against It cZ^. m us clean hearts O P„^' f *"™"*^ spirits within u' Mak! ' ""** """T^ '•'«•>' more thankful, "m're hot " """ '""'""«' Quin mT/o *''r' ? ^'"■^' *" Wess our whdom wT '"''"u ^'"' '^"""^ellors with nation '^'S'"^»"'^"«^« which exalteth a Bless the ministers of thy glorious r«= word'' of ^:^ T 1t^ ^^iA the Jj;;t.o^Zn t&M^^i'nVrr ' -pport the weak, and to he p^^eTt'l::," ^-■ s6. WKDNESDAY MOIUfflNG. 49 thy grace and mpvcy. Givn tliem, for Christ's Make, every blessing iieeclt'ul to their salva- tion. Have mercy upon all men. Comfort the sick. Succour tiie tempted. Relieve the oppressed. Be the Fatlier of tlie fatherless, and the God of the widow. Give joy to those who mourn fur sin. Bind up the bro- ken-hearted, and save such as ))e of a con- trite s^oirit ; giving them everlasting conso- lation and good iiope, tlirougli tliy grace and mercy in Ciirist Jesus. Into thy hands we now commend our- selves, our souls and bodies. EnjiWe 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 ; throuoh our only Mediator and Advocate, Jesus Christ our Lord. Our Father, &c. The grace of our Lord, &c. 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 Lsrael, and they shall be thy people ; dis- pose our hearts, by the gracious influence of thy Holy Spirit, to worship thee through one Mediator, Jesus Christ our Lord. I b7 80 SECOND WEEK. our ,?T' .''°?^\ '^y ^"^ ^^"^ Christ, our un(e,gne,l thank^givin;;, for the m.^rcies tr.l^^"' -J^y- T'"^u gav,.st nn our beinl! and thou preservest us from day to .lav Through the defenceless, hours of the ni..hi thou hast kept us in safety. Thou hm g..ven us souls car-able of kuowing and re- joicng in thee, an.l bodies by whieh we may serve thee. J But, O Lord, we thank thee above all for thy spiritual blessings. We bless thee that we were not born in heathen lands but in this favored country, whore the light of thy ruth clearly shines. We thank th^e "Z he comfort of the Holy Scriptures, for the labours of faithful ministers, and for all the means of grace. how great has been thy r" ^","1V ^'""" 'P--"™-^' ""« thine own Son but delivered., l,i,„ „,, for „, ,„_ .^^ with him thou hast freely given us all tl,i,:^s vviiat liall we render unto the Lord for all his benefits ? We de.ire now afi rsh to devote ..urselves to ,hy service. VVe Hve up ourselves, our whole selves, unto thee God of p^ace. sanctify us wholly. God of ou,- life grant that our whole spirit, and soul, and body, nuiy be preserved blameless unto the coming ot our Lord Jesus Christ But with shame and confusion of face, we would confess that we huve been rebell ous and disobedient. We have abused all Z e us, and made tliem occasions of sin. Lord we acknowledge aar impenitence, we confess WEDNE8DAT MORNIXQ. 61 »u« Christ, he mtircies our being, [ly to (lay. ' the night Thou hast ig and re- ih we may 'ove all for 1 thee that Ills, but in 'M of thy thee for es, for the for all the 1 been thy hine own s all, and ill things. Lord for iifVrsh to We give hee. God four life, ^oul, and unto the face, we ebellious A . Lord, i confess % our unbelief, we bewail our self-righteous- ness. Forgive us all our offences, remember not against us our Irjinsgressions, but call to mind thy great and tender mercies which have been ever of old. Grant unto every one of us a saving in- terest in the death of Christ, full and free forgiveness of all our sins, and grace and strength to go and sin no more. Lord, help us to love thee, teach us to serve thee. Give us thy strength that we may overcome our corrupt nature. Grant that this day we may have power iv< on high to resist every temptation, to confess Christ before men, to labor steadfastly with a single eye to thy Glory, to live in the spirit of prayer, in faith, humility, self-denial, and love, 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 and the widows in their afflic- tion : and do thou keep us unspotted from the world. And hear us also we beseech thee in behalf of our relations and friends, our neighbor- hood, our Minister, and all for whom we ought to pray. Strengthen the weak. Com- fort those that are cast down. Heal the sick. Ileiiev*- the Ui«tressed. Be merciful unto thy Church. O bless us, and cause thy face to shine upon us, that thy way may be known b8 % 52 SECOND TTEEK. upon^ earth, th, saving health axnong all h^ar these oi p^er t^l ^""^ ^^"«^' his own words. ^ ' "'^^ '''^ '"^ "P ^^ Our Father, &c. The Grace of our Lord, &c. O Eternal God, whose mmo i. ^ ' so loved the world /hot H ''''^' ^"^ "" wuud mat thou £rav(>^t fhina iieve in (^l)iist Jesus; and trusting in him to have access unto thee '^ ^ hardened through the deeeitf„l„e.,s\f sin Give us rue repentance, and such a sense of our s,nf„ln.ss as may lead „s to despa r of salvation by any works of our own'^ and bnng us Immble and penitent to ZfJl^ WEDNESDAY EVENING. ^3 world. Teach us to renounce our own righteousness, and to depend wholly on Jesus Christ. May we be able to say and feel, " In the Lor 1 have I righteousness and strength." We commend ourselves to thy care during the night. Let no evil come nigh us. May our last thought be with thee ; and when we awake, may we be still with thee. Refresh our bodies with the quiet repose of the night, and renew our spiritual strength. Extend thy merciful care to all that are near and dear to us. We pray for all our relatives. May those that are endeared to us by the ties of nature be yet more dear by the stronger bonds of grace. Grant that we may be all one in Christ Jesus our Loi-d. We pray for our Christian friends, for our neighbours, and all with whom we have ' intercourse. Bless those that minister before the Lord. Every where raise up pastors according to thine heart, which shall feed thy people with knov^Iedge and understanding. Grant thy blessing to every Missionary now preaching Christ to the Gentiles. — Cause Jew and Gentile to turn to the Lord, that they may be saved. Bring on the happy day when there shall be one fold and one Shepherd, and when they shall not hurt, nor destroy ixi cm III)' nv;i> luuuutain. The Lord bless us, and keep us. \ b9 54 SECOND WEEK. Our Father, &c. X^iie Grace o£ our Lord, &c. THURSDAY MORNING tion, for the glorTof th^Name O ^ '"'""■ ciful unto ns, and rteliW „,T ° ^^ "*''- for thy Nam;'s"ake ' ™ ^"^ ""'" ='"^' of 'I: rirni'-Tt '"i'", ^^'•^'^ ""-^ <=<>■"&" we cheerfully rent ft 'iSbfof ""^^ tr-r... .0 r : the? fut:Lfntr/r.!i''f,« on mee without waveriiic.. *" ~" '^ ""^i'""^ With nrflvon o«j _? ^, . iiitulness mav ^ ""?« ^"^iout wavering. ^ With prayer and watchfulness may wc/^' THURSDAY MORNING. 55 ne upon us ce upon us, and glory tteth upon >> forever. G. Jod of all thee, and Make us ifeignedly ut in thee ur salva- ) be mer- our sins, I comfort )r all thy g. May of our- thee we ove thee ' ^cpCilU may we/ ^ now enter again on the cares and the duties of life. Preserve us, O Lord, from the evil that is in the world. May we remember thy word, and bring forth the fruits of thy Spirit. Grant us to be pure in heart, and holy in life. Give thy blessing, O Lord, to all that thy providence may call us to do, and grant us resignation to all that thy wisdom may ap- poinl to suffer. May we have no will but ^ ', and no regard to any thing com- pared with thy glory. May thy love, O blessed Jesus, reign in our hearts, and put the world under our feet. Whilst we sojourn on the earth, may we daily look forward to heaven as our rest, and be travelling towards it as our home. We humbly beseech thee, O Father, to have mercy upon all men. Bless the Queen whom thou hast put in authority over us. Bless the country in which we live. Remember with thy most gracious favour all who are near and dear to us. Cause them to know thy lovcj to rejoice in thy salvation, and to live after thy commandments. Be with us, we beseech thee, through this day. Let thine arm defend and strengthen us ; and let thy Holy Spirit be our guide and comforter in all our w^ays. Favourably with mercy hear these our supplications and prayers, and vouchsafe to accept our praises : through Jesus Christ, our only Mediator and Redeemer j to whom, I 56 SECOND WEEK. t'" Our Father, &c. gracious unrus°thtM:^!: ulV"' "« tenance upon us nn^ • ^ ^"^ <^oun- ncv and e'v:r;;e.'"'ir„! "' ^'""=^' ''°* THtTKSDAY EVENING benefits upon'^^. ^Kd fe' V"* *''^ tliou God of our salvntf.,: ^""^ ^'""«' O all our joy and neam. „ ^^'^ ^^« ''^"^e Establish, we pray thee tt»f 1- T^ *° *''««• us which ;<. r;„1L ' ^* l^ngdom within joy in ;he Hol^GhoT^t'th- '/?''=*• ^"'' Maj our faith be in Chr^^ t' ^^'"^ """'^^ and the life T„ Vl,- ■, ' V"^ resurrection we never be moved L"/"^ ^"'^ ">«y hope of the Gosoef 71 ^T "'^ "^'^^^^^ overthrown • leS . 1 ""? <»"■ ^^''h be let not our" ;S b.'it^^' "l* '" ^^^'P^'r; feed on Jesus Christ thTf«""^ "^ '™'y to-day, and for ever ' ' yesterday, and''^:Xid^:';%rr£°'^™«'"f«' eliD not. V„"u,A°'"^^'. *''** our footsteps widofsi„^;;rdZ:rtVar:f™''^' '^^ uaxiger, tnat we may at last ./• THURSDAY EVENING. 57 \ reach the heavenly Canaan. O bring us to that rest which remaineth for the people of God. Whilst we live may we live unto thee, O Lord ; and when we die may we die unto thee. Bless us, O Lord, as a family. Forgive us all our sins, and subdue in us every un- holy temper and disposition. May we so dwell in love, that thou, the God of love and peace, mayest be with us. Bless our dear friends. Forgive our enemies, and turn their hearts ; and give us grace freely to for- give them, even as w^e hope to be forgiven. Let the same mind be in us which was also in Christ Jesus. Give us grace so to learn of Him, who was meek and lowly in heart, that we may find rest to our souls, in his mercy and love. Be gracious and favourable, O Lord, to our country. Let thy providence be our de- fence, and thy presence our glory. Give to all who are in authority wisdom and courage to use it to the honour of thy Name, and the welfare of those whom thou hast put in sub- jection under them. Grant to all who are in places of public trust, grace to be faithful to the public interest. Bless and prosper thy holy church univer- sal, and especially that part of it to which we belong. Increase the number of thy faithful people, and make them fruitful in every good word and work. Keep us mindful, O Lord, that the end of J^fXf^mm, US SECOND WEEK. V* tn wilf ? ■' " ','*"'' ^^* "« »"* be weary m well-doing, but may we be sober a^ watch untfv prayer. ' souls and bodies upon thy mercy and love O G-od our Saviour. And when our day o^ grace .s ended, then as faithful servants may joice in the glory of our blessed and exalted Sse "imt."'' '' "•'"''^'^ ^-''-t«g Our Father, &c. The grace of our Lord, &c. . FRIDAY MORNING. O Thou ever-blessed and glorious Jehovah we are unworthy lo come into thy presence • re'ser'v?"T*'^^ '=^" "P"" % Name -we theTo Lord,! ''"• '^^ ^™»'>- ^"' ^ith tnee, u Lord, there is mercy, and with thf<- pensh. O cast us not away from thy Pre- sence. Incline thine ear, and hear us. UZ Z ° "'r^"". '"^ ^'^''' th»' we may serve thee with a quiet mind. ^ to wl-^•"^'>.''T■ ^^'•<^' andenable us to walk in thy truth. G-Ve us grace to de- light in thy law, which is holv. i„=, Zi good. May we be followers of th^e^ 00^ M dear children , and walk in love, L Chris .-f^' ■ft FRIDAY MOKNING. 59 \ also loved us, and gave himself for us. Pre- pare U3 for the duties and trials we may be called to, for we know not what a day may bring forth. Let thy wisdom guide us, and thy power uphold a^.d strengthen us. Give us not up to the sinful desires of our hearts, neither leave us to follow our vain, imaginations. Suffer not the enemies of our peace and salvation to prevail against us. But grant that we, walking in thy fear, and in the comfort of the Holy Ghost, may enjoy that peace which passeth understanding, .and which the world can neither give nor take awajr. Living in a world of sin and sorrow, we bless thee, O 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 promises. Help us so to fight the good fight of faith that we may lay hold of eternal life. Regard with thy favour and blessing our dear relations and friends. May they all partake of thy grace here, and of everlasting glory hereafter. Be merciful to thy church and people, and grant that, however dispersed or distressed, they may all be united and comforted to- gether in Christ. Supply the wants of all who believe in his Name, and are devoted Vv XX to i^"_'i T i.\.\^-t JB.X1 tirx vsxxx^,' vrx. v.i^-'ix. t/J- ^fV.?^**.^ tion, good Lord, deliver them. Bless the Ministers of the Gospel— all who m: ()0 SECOND WKEK. increase t,,:^ f^tttaf.:^,/- -•' -^ the/ speak the truth in love an/^- .u^ selves continually to pra er ^ndl^.^' *^'^- try of the word "^ ' "" *^'^ "''"^«- mination :' ' We S 'erve' t^ 'r'^'*'*^'- o^^yeve.,„raina„eer?;:„^tU1 our helrtrtowaTd' th^^^- ^^ '""r'"'«« draw unite them toX tVvc ^T„1f' ""<> beseech thee to bles, ,., w^' "v"-^' '"« and .hen we rbe'lTand To Wer„'^if;'" ffoino" niif on^ • . "icss us in our 5 7= « *^"" corning in, from fi^Jc *• forth for everm pp- ^uJ u t ^'^ ^'^^ our SavioMr h^v w '"' ^^^'^^* we further pV:;;;';^"^^^ ^^"^ ^^ -rda Our Father, &c. The Lord bless us and keen ii«. . fj,. t j make his face to shine u^LVs un^h^ gracious unto us : the Lord Kft ', - ^® tenance upon i,s and i^^ "^ ^"' ^«»°- now and eCm:!^"!!^;: "' ^'^"^ '°*^ SECOND WEEK. 61 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 implore thy blessing before we lie down to rest. We would e\er remember the frailty of our nature ; and our utter uncertainty how long we may have to live ; that we must soon go 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 lie down each night, examining whether we are so 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 delight in serving thee. Pardon all our disobedience in the time past; pardon our many negligences 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 Oi t»esus v>hri3t Our Lord ; in whose gracious promises to every repenting sinner we place ill our hope. And while we thus commend t Ui ■.i„lJ.:*SX.,'._-^ 62 SECOND VVKEK. II 1 our soul, to thy mercios in Christ, f. thee do we commit all o„r worldly ntfUir. In hM^ ""'"' ? ^""' "'"'«<' P™vidc"n e it i" ine issue ol all our undoitakinss : for thoii ^Xti.''^"-- *'""' our.elve.,:what is for tua b ess.ng.; „„d to sanctliy ,o us the dlTly events of our lives. We ,,,ay tliee to hiv upon „s no greater burthen 'than w are at^ to bear; and to train us by thy merciful goodness and thy tender care for the per rendered thee in the world. We prav for « rength against every teinptatioaiCd for final victory over every sin. Arm u, Pnr every conflict; fit us for every duTy which we have to fulfil. Let us diligLry pejfo m m peace and love, and abound in all officis of kindness to each other together. May we be partakers of the ^ame faith ; and heirs of the same hope. May our united prayers continually ascend tT Ihl throne of thy heavenly grace; and Vay thy blessing rest upon us. ^ ^ Hear us, we beseech thee, in these our wui jc acner, &c. The grace of our Lord, kc / 8KC0ND WEEK. SATURDAY MORNING. 03 \ O Lord God Almigh" ', the sovereign of Heaven and earth, agai it whom all our sins have been commited, and by whom alone they can be pardoned, wo acknowledge, and desire to feel more and more, that there is none but 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 there- fore, O Lord, seeking that mercy which thou knowest we so greatly want, 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 mayest well abhor our guilty souls—but O look upon us in the Son of thy love, and prepare us for the mercies which thou hast treasured 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 ourselves, seeing that all things are naked and open to thee, with whom we have to do. Holy Father, carry on with i'^' •' ■>-'* "*»^ ^i-u«v i7vi=. \^r\^ij. liic TV Ui faith and the sanctification of our souls. Quicken us, and stir us up to thy service. 64 SKOOND WEEK. and assist us in the performance 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 winch thou hast already wrought for us and continue to bless us more and more with thy grace till our soids are fitted for the enjoyment of thy glory. ♦ Gracious Lord, 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 our- selves aright and to order our affairs to thy glory. O direct our undertakings. Prosper our endeavours. Rule our hearts in thy tear, and keep us living to thy praise. Be- hold, we commit ourselves to thf^e, and all tor whom we would pray, and shelter our- selves 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 Kedeemer. 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 petitions in fha r,«,>,o o^j ^-- *^" merits of thy beloved Son. Our Father, &c The grace of Our Lord, &c. / 81C0ND WEBK. 65 SATURDAY EVENING. O Thou gracious and merciful God, blessed be thy Name for preserving; us in a world of sin and danger. W pi ai »c thee for hav- ing brought us in safey not i \\y to the end of another day, but ako ^ an^ ther week. We bless thee, O Lori iV; all the mercies which we have received irom thee ; Jind we pray and beseech thee for Christ's sake to pardon all the sins which we have committed against thee : O blot them out of the book of thy remembrance ; let them not appear in judgment against us, but cleanse us from their guilt in the precious blood of Christ our Saviour. Create and cherish in our souls a hunger- ing and thirsting after righteousness. By faith, with thanksgiving, may we daily feed upon the true bread which came down from heaven. May the Holy Spirit be in us a well of water, springing up unto everlasting life, in holy desires and heavenly affections. Grant, Lord, that ^ve may never thirst after the riches or the pleasures of the world; neither let us be overcharged with its cares, lest that day of Christ's appearing to jud;te the world come upon us when we look not for it. Keep us in safety, we beseech thee, this night ; and should we see the light of another day, help us, Lord, to deny ourselves all unnecessary sleep and self-indulgence, vjive us grace and strength to rise up early in the morning. Early in the tnoming may we direct our prayers and praises unto thee, and ¥' 66 SKCOND WEEK. look up to the throne of thy grace in humble expectation of thy mercy. May we redeem from our beds some portion of time for prayer bfin'Sr^^^"^^^"^^"^^^^^^^^^^^^ c^abbath. Visit our souls when we awalcp wuh the light of thy heavenly grace MaTt: arise strengthened and refreshed for thy seT! v,ce. , ,Drav|r out our desires after thee, and yotion, m family prayer, and in public wor- Ship, may we enjoy communion with thee, O God, and know thy love to our souls, who art graciou, and full of compassion. Bless thy Ministers, and crown their la- bours with success. Give them wisdom as well as aeaL Fill them with love and clothe them with humility fJhf'f ''"'' '^f^"^ "^y <=•""•<='■• Stir "P thy faithful people, O Lord, to pray for her peace, and to labo ,r for her prosperUy May all who name the name of Christ depict from niquity. Give to those who profesf to aWd" in him, grace to walk even as he walked May our whole life be a life of faiU and obed..nce to Christ, the Son of God , And now, gracious Lord, for all thv pati nee with us, thy care over us, and thy continual mercies to us, blessed tLhyhol name for ever and ever: thro^ JeZ ^ pJr'lalheS''""'' ""' Kedeemer.- The grace of our Lord, &c. / I y" OCCASIONAL PRAYERS, WHICH MAY BE USED TO ANY OF THE FOREGOING. I fVhen 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 vsrith sick- ness. Sanctify, we beseech thee, thy father- ly correction to him ; that the sense of his weakness may add strength to his faith, and eeriousness 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 thy fear, and to thy glory : or else, give him grace so to take thy visitation, that, after this painful life ended, he may dwell with thee in life everlasting, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. When any Member of the Family is going a Journey. TT j^ capc'l-iciiij -wiivi i-ttf ••••^-' — — 7 who in addition to the ordinary dangers of life, is about to be exposed to those more im- 68 OCCASIONAL PRAYEKS. II i I ■Bh ■^ ■# mediately incident to travelling. Grant kirn, we beseech thee, every journeying mercy. ±56 thou, J Lord, his helper, and his defence on every side. Let no harm befal him by night or by day. Keep him from all evil, ^'reserve his going out and coming in ; and be with him amidst all the vicissitudes of this earthly pilgrimage till thou hast brought him to thy holy temple, to be a pillar in the house ot his trod, and to go no more out. For those under Affliction. " Look upon all who are afflicted and dis- tressed whether in mind, body, or estate. Heal thou their infirmities, remove their tnals, and m the mean time sanctify to them ail thy dispensations. May every pain, and every trial, lead them, and lead us all, to prepare more earnestly for that b!essed state when there shall be no more death, and where sorrow a I sighing shall for ever flee away." Prat/er be/ore 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. O blessed Jesus, may I look upon thee, whom my sins have pierced, and niourn. Grant to me pardon and peace, through the atonement of thy precious blood. rant hiniy mercy. ' defence him by all evil, in ; and 3 of this ight })im tie house md dis- estate. e their to them in, and all, to d state, i where away." Supper. to thy and a I look id, and peace, I blood. OCCASIONAL PRAYERS. 69 Cleanse me from my sins, and clothe me with thy righteousness. And while I feel my guilt as a sinn«T, grant me, O thou crucified Saviour, to rejoice in thy mercy. Increase ray 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 ; and may I feed on thee in my heart by faith, with thanksgiving. May the wine bring to my remembrance thy precious blood, which cleanseth from all sin, and which was shed to make reconciliation for iniquity. May I re- ceive it with thankfulness, and be filled with all joy and peace in believing, and abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost. May I do all in remembiance of thee, O Lord 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 thyself unto me as thou dost not unto the world. ^ t • j May I return from thy table, O Lord, strengthened and refreshed for thy holy and blessed service. Didst thou die for me ? O let me live to thee. Give me grace to deny myself, to take up my cross, and to follow thee. Bought with a price which angels J. ^i.^», v«oTr T o-lnrifv thee both HI my body and in my spirit, which are thme. Help me to crucify the flesh, with its affec- ■;....- %i-i 70 OCCASIONAL PRATERS. tions and lusts. Grant me to be more meek and owly m heart, and to be more spiritualJy minded, which is life and peace. ^ ^«n ^"J"^ Y^""^^ *^® '^^'^«^» of those who are filled with groundless fears left they should eat and dnnk unworthily. Comfort those whom Satan would drive to despair ; and give rest to all who are weary and heavy laden with sm. Convince of their guilt and misery those who will not come to the feast which thou hast prepared j and have mercy upon those who may presume to come without that preparation of heart whiohis 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 ' righteous judgment, O thou Divine Saviour, who knowest what is in man, help me to judge, and try, and examine myself, whether I be ,n 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 i,ni ever. Ameri. ^ k Grace before Meals. Bless, O Lord, thpoo fv,,. — ^ , . Me. and by thea fit us for thy service, through Jesus Christ. Amen. OCCASIONAL PRAYERS. OR, 71 Bless us, O Lord, in what we are going to receive, and make us truly thankful : for Jesus Christs' sake. 4wc7i. •P Grace after Meals. For this and all his goodness, God's holy name be praised, through Christ our Lord. Amen, or, Gracious God, ma) "^e food which we have received strengthen our bodies ; and may thy Holy Spirit strengthen and refresh our souls, for Jesus Christ's sake. Amen, in A Prayer on entering Church. Pour down upon me, Lord, and upon ibis congregation, the Spirit of grace and of sup- plication. May we worship thee in spirit and in truth ; and hear and receive thy holy word to the salvation of our souls : tbiough Jesus Christ our Saviour. Amen. y xSk*'- W- 72 OCCASIONAL Pa,kYER6. ^ A Praytr before laving Church, Pardon O LoH what^oev-jr tfiy pure eves liaye s^jn amiss in me ; and gr^u tb^t I niuy mot be &. forgetful hearer, bu?; a T)ati<...t doer it tty ^\OTd ;• that hereafter I may be glori- *ied V ifh thee for ever, through Jesus Christ oi^i iS.'ivicur. Amen. I ij •t*. 7%e ChildCs Jir St Prayer, i^RD, bless me, and make me a good child. Bless my dear father and mother* ; bless my d^r brothers and sisters* j and keep iisthig aa-y Lfli#t] from all evil j for Jesus Chidst*s sake. Amen, ♦These expressions must be varied to suit diflferent cases. y/ ». %urch. y pure eyes li tbatlmuy patii xt doer ay be glori- f esus Christ .* ir. I good child. *; bless my &eep lis this 3US Chiist'fi suit different Ft. '# I