undertakings; courageous in dangers; patient in affliction; and humble in prosperity.

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Grant that I may be ever attentive at my prayers; temperate at my meals; diligent in my employments; and constant in my resolutions.

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my conscience be ever upright and pure; my exterior modest; my conversation edifying, and my comportment regular.

Assist me, that I may continually labour to overcome nature; to correspond with thy grace; keep thy commandments, and work out my salvation.

Discover to me, O my God, the nothingness of this world; the greatness of heaven; the shortness of time, and the length of eternity.

Grant that I may prepare for death; that I may fear thy judgment; that I may escape hell; and, in the end, obtain heaven, thro' Jesus Christ. Amen..

A Paraphrase on the LORD'S PRAYER. Our Father, who art in Heaven. O ALMIGHTY Lord, Creator of hea ven and earth, infinite in majesty, is it possible that thy love and goodness for us should be so great, as to suffer such poor worms as we are to call thee Father!

O make us ever dutiful children to such a parent! O my soul, ever remember the dignity to which thou art raised, of being a child of God; and see thou never degenerate, by making thyself a slave to sin and the devil. O most holy Father, who dwellest in heaven, and heavenly souls, raise my heart to thee, and teach me by thy interior grace, to pray to thee this day with due attention, devotion, hu mility, and faith.

Hallowed be thy name.

THE first thing I beg of thee, O heavenly Father, is the greater honour and glory of thy name. I rejoice with my whole soul, that, in thyself, thou art infinitely happy and glorious, and eterhally adored, praised, and glorified, by all thy angels and saints. But alas! Ó Lord, how little art thou known, how little loved, how little served in this miserable world! How much is thy name blas phemed, even by those who call themselves Christians! How many millions of souls in all parts of the world, though made to thine own image and likeness, and redeemed by the precious blood of thine only Son, live and die in infidelity, error, and vice, to the great dishonour of thy holy name. O when shall so great an evil be remedied! O that I could do anything to prevent it! O that I could

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worthily promote the honour and glory of thy sacred name, by making it known to all nations! O that, like the blessed in heaven, all mankind were happily united in praising, glorifying, and loving thee! But this must be the work of thy grace, O Lord and this grace I beg of thee this day, that so both I and the whole world may ever adore, praise, and love thee; and not only in words, but much more in our lives, show forth the glory of thy name.

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Thy Kingdom come.

HEAVEN is the seat of thy eternal kingdom, O Lord: there thou livest and reignest for ever. But whilst we remain in this mortal life, thy kingdom is within us, as often as thou reignest in our souls by thy grace and love. I earnestly ask, both for myself and for all others, a share in thy eternal kingdom, where we may be witnesses of thy glory, and see, love, praise, and enjoy thee for ever. In the mean time, I beg that the kingdom of thy grace and love may descend into our souls, that thou mayest ever reign in us, without control; and make us according to thine own heart, that we may never more presume to rebel against thee, the true King of hearts; but be ever thy faithful servants, and subjects of thy love..

Thy will be done on Earth, as it is, &c.

THE blessed in heaven have no other will, O Lord, but thine; this they ever adore, eternally embrace and love, and cheerfully obey. O that we poor banished children of Adam here upon earth, did, in like manner, adore, embrace and love thy holy will! Lord! it is my sincere desire and hearty prayer, that from henceforward thy holy will may be done by us in all things. O grant, that from this moment it may be the rule of our actions; and that in all our deliberations, we may, with St. Paul, ever cry out to thee, Lord, what wouldst thou have me do? O grant that in all our sufferings we may ever preserve a perfect conformity to thy holy will.

Give us this Day our Daily Bread.

THE bread which thou hast prepared, O Lord, for the food and nourishment of our souls to life everlasting, is no other than thy only Son, who has said, I am the living bread that came down from heaven; he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever and the bread that I will give is my flesh for the life of the world. This bread of life we earnestly beg of thee: and desire often to receive it sacramentally, as well as spiritually, for the nourishing of our souls with thy heavenly grace.Come, O sweet Jesus, into our

poor famished souls, satisfy our hunger this day with this heavenly bread, till we come to the more happy day of eternity, when the veil being withdrawn, we shall for ever feed on thy divinity. In the mean time, as to the necessaries of this life, grant us what in thy wisdom thou seest best for us, and most conducive to thy honour and our eternal welfare. And forgive us our Trespasses as we, &c.

OUR sins, O Lord, are innumerable; the debt we owe thee is infinite, and, being poor and miserable, we are unable of ourselves to discharge the smallest part of it, or make satisfaction for the least of our sins. But prostrate in spirit before thee, we humbly implore thy mercy. We desire to offer thee the sacrifice of a contrite and humble heart. We offer thee the death and passion of thy only Son, which he has made over to us for the discharge of our debts. And as he has promised forgiveness only to those who forgive, we here from our hearts forgive all that have offended us, and hope, through him, to find forgiveness from thee.

Lead us not into Temptation. LALAS! O Lord, the life of man upon earth is a continual temptation. We are encompassed on all sides by mortal enemies: the world, the flesh, and the devil,