help us day by day to grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour.

Our Father, &c.

May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the

fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with us all evermore. Amen.

EVENING PRAYER

FOR

A FAMILY.

O LORD our heavenly Father, we beseech thee to hear the prayers which we are about to offer up unto thee; deliver us from all wandering thoughts, and help us to remember that we are now in the presence of that God unto whom all hearts are open, and from whom no secrets are hid.

O God we pray thee to forgive the sins of the past day. We acknowledge that we have this day left undone many things which we ought to have done, and done many things

which we ought not to have done. We have trespassed against thee in thought, word, and deed, and though we have been encouraged by thy gospel to repent of our iniquities, and to serve God in newness of life, yet we have many times returned to those sins which we profess to have repented of, and we have fallen under thy just wrath and displeasure.

But we pray thee, O thou God of all grace and goodness, for the sake of thy Son Jesus Christ, to pardon all that is past, and to take us into thy favour this night, not weighing our merits, but forgiving our offences, and causing us to place our humble trust in thy mercy. Deliver us, we pray thee, from the troubles of a guil

ty conscience, now that we are about to lie down to rest. Save us, O Lord, from the dread of death, and from the terrors of the wrath to come. Grant unto us, if it please thee, a quiet night, and make us all to be at peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.

At the same time, we beseech thee not to suffer that we should deceive ourselves by any false hope, but give us grace, day by day, to examine ourselves with care and diligence, that we may discover all that is amiss in us. O Lord deliver us from continuing in any known sin. Save us from every secret iniquity; may we each of us resolve before we go to rest this night, to forsake, by thy grace assisting us, every former transgres

sion, and may we now devote ourselves entirely to thy service.

We further beseech thee to bless all our relations, friends, and connexions; take both them and us under thy protection this night. And have mercy on all those who are in pain, sickness, or any other adversity, do thou lighten their troubles and support them by thy heavenly grace.

And accept our thanks for all thy goodness vouchsafed unto us this day. Praised be the Lord for all his mercies, for the health and strength, and food and raiment, and comforts of every kind which we have enjoyed. But above all we desire to bless thy name for the gift of Jesus Christ, thy Son, for the instructions of thy sacred