ance toward thee, and right faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, that we may be of the number of those who repent and believe to the saving of their souls. And save us, O good Lord, from the love and course of this present evil world, and from every self-destroying way which we are tempted to follow. Deliver us from the snares of temptation; and may we so experience the bitterness of sin, and the excellence of thy ways, that we may never regard either the allurements or discouragements of this sinful world. Establish, strengthen, settle us, O Lord, in thy true religion; that, going forth in thy strength, we may do thy will to all well-pleasing, and continue in thy fear to our lives' end. We humbly implore thy blessing, O Lord, on all those whom we ought to remember in our prayers. Let such as sit in darkness and the shadow of death behold the light of thy truth and the joy of thy salvation. And, oh! that all who name the name of Christ may depart from iniquity, and so live up to their profession as to give no just occasion for thine enemies to blaspheme, but that thy name may be glorified. Be gracious, O Lord, to thy Church, and especially to that part of it which thou hast planted in this nation. Make all thy ministers to be ensamples to the flock in all righteousness and holiness of living. Bless, with the choicest of thy blessings, the King whom thou hast put in authority over us: direct his councils, and prosper all his endeavours for the peace and welfare of his dominions. Give to all magistrates wisdom and courage to defend thy truth, and to do right to all; and establish all of us to be a holy people to thyself. Comfort all who are in distress; relieve the necessities of all thine afflicted people throughout the world. Remember all our relations, friends, and benefactors; all who are near and dear to us; remember them with the favour which thou bearest unto thy people. Make them, O Lord, such as thou wilt mercifully accept to thy favour here, and to thy kingdom hereafter. Look also upon our enemies; forgive them and turn their hearts; and enable us to forgive them, as we hope to be forgiven by thee. Hear us, O God of the spirits of all flesh, hear us both for ourselves and others: above all hear thy beloved Son, at thy right hand, pleading for us, and for all the members of His mystical body. To Him we commit our cause, and to thee through Him; trusting in thy tender mercy; and ascribing to Him, to Thyself, and thy blessed Spirit, all honour, might, majesty, and dominion, both now and ever. Our Father, &c. The grace of our Lord, &c. TUESDAY MORNING. Let us Pray. O LORD our God, whose we are, and whom we ought to serve with all the abilities wherewith thou hast blessed us, we are bound by all the obligations of thy laws, and by thy great mercy and lovingkindness, to be faithful in the covenant of our God, and to abound in the work of the Lord. But we desire to humble ourselves before thee, because our lives have been so unserviceable to thee, and so full of provocation against thee; for we have lived to ourselves rather than to thee, and have served our own lusts and pleasures more than thy holy will. We have sinned against thee, our God; and by our sins have destroyed ourselves: but in thee, O heavenly Father, in thee alone is all our help. Yea, thou hast laid help upon One that is mighty, and able to save to the uttermost all that come unto thee through Him: through whom, also, thou hast encouraged us to come boldly to thy throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in every time of need. In Him, therefore, we beg, O Lord, that thou wilt be reconciled to us, and make thyself known to us as a Father of mercies, and a God of all consolation. For his sake enable us, we beseech thee, to conduct ourselves as the children of God, and the members and followers of Jesus Christ. Oh! fill our hearts with thy grace and the spirit of holiness, that we may hate all iniquity, and abhor every false way. Let thy Holy Spirit enable us to walk in thy statutes, and to keep thy judgments and do them. And so quicken us by thy grace, that we may make it our meat and drink to do thy will, and may run the way of thy commandments with enlarged hearts. Make our services acceptable to thee while we live, and our souls ready for thee when we die. And as long as we are in this world, keep us, O Lord our God, from the evil of it, and from the snares and dangers to which we are continually exposed. Make our passage safe through all the changes, troubles, and temptations of this mortal life; and bring us finally to the unchangeable glories and felicities of the eternal world. Be merciful to us, good Lord, and bless us, and keep us this day in all our ways. May we take nothing in hand but what is warranted by thy word. Let thy fear be ever before our eyes, to restrain us from the things which are displeasing to thee, and destructive to our own souls. And let thy love abound in our hearts, and powerfully con |