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of the great God, and our Saviour Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people zealous of good works,a

(1.) That we may be prudent and discret in our duty. Thou hast said, If any man lack wisdom he must ask it of God, who gives to all men liberally, and upbraideth not, and it shall be given him.b Lord, we want wisdom, make us wise as serpents, and harmless as doves,c that wisdom may make our face to shine,d and may be better to us than weapons of war.

Enable us to walk in wisdom towards them that are without, redeeming the time.e

Give us to order all our affairs with discretion, and to behave ourselves wisely in a perfect way, with a perfect heart.g

(2.) That we may be honest and sincre in our duty,

Let our wisdom be not that from beneath, which is earthly, sensual, devilish; but wisdom from above, which is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy.h

O that we may always have our conversation in the world in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God.i

Lord, uphold us in our integrity, and set us before thy face for ever,k and let integrity and uprightness preserve us, for we wait on thee./

Let our hearts be found in thy statutes, that we be not ashamed ;m and let our eye be single that our whole body may be full of light.n

(3.) That we may be active and diligent in our duty. Lord, quicken us to work the works of him that sent us while it is day, because the night comes wherein no man can work ;o and what good our hands find to do, to do it with all our might, because there is no work or knowledge in the grave whither we are going.p

a Titus 2. 11, 12. 13, 14. b James 1.5. e Col-4. 5.

d Eccl. 8. 1, 9.18.
h James 2.15, 17.
/ Psalm 25, 31.
• John 9. 4.

i 2 Cor. 1. 12.
m Psalm 119. 80.
1 Eccl. 9. 10.

c Matt. 10. 26.

g

Psalm 112.5.--101. 2. k Psalm 41. 10. 7 Matt. 6. 22.

Lord, grant that we may never be slothful in any good business, but fervent in spirit, serving the Lord ;a stedfast and unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as we know that our labour is not in vain in the Lord.b

Lord, make us zealously affected in every good work,c and what we do, enable us to do it heartily, as unto the Lord, and not unto men.d

Lord, enable us to do the work of every day in its day, according as the duty of the day requires,e redeeming the time, because the days are evil,g that when our Lord comes he may find us so doing.h

(4) That we may be resolute and courageous in our duty, as those that know, that though we may be losers for Christ, we shall not be losers by him in the end.

Lord, teach us to endure hardness, as good soldiers of Jesus Christ,i that we may not fear the reproach of men, or their revilings, nor be ashamed of Christ, or of his words, knowing whom we have believed, even one who is able to keep what we have committed to him against that day.m

Though bonds and afflictions should abide us, Lord, grant that none of these things may move us, and that we may not count life itself dear to us, so we may finish our course with joy.n

Enable us in all things to approve ourselves to God, and then to pass by honor and dishonor, by evil report and good report, clad with the armour of righteousness on the right hand, and on the left, as those that account it a very small thing to be judged of man's judgment for he that judgeth us is the Lord.p

(5.) That we may be pleasant and cheerful in our duty Lord, enable us to rejoice evermore, to rejoice in th Lord always,q because he hath again said unto us, R、 joice; that we may go on our way rejoicing,r may ea our bread with joy, and drink our wine with a merr

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of the great God, and our Saviour Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people zealous of good works,a

(1.) That we may be prudent and discret in our duty.. Thou hast said, If any man lack wisdom he must ask it of God, who gives to all men liberally, and upbraideth not, and it shall be given him.b Lord, we want wisdom, make us wise as serpents, and harmless as doves,c that wisdom may make our face to shine,d and may be better to us than weapons of war.

Enable us to walk in wisdom towards them that are without, redeeming the time.e

Give us to order all our affairs with discretion, and to behave ourselves wisely in a perfect way, with a perfect heart.g

(2.) That we may be honest and sincre in our duty,

Let our wisdom be not that from beneath, which is earthly, sensual, devilish; but wisdom from above, which is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy.h

O that we may always have our conversation in the world in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God.i

Lord, uphold us in our integrity, and set us before thy face for ever,k and let integrity and uprightness preserve us, for we wait on thee./

Let our hearts be found in thy statutes, that we be not ashamed ;m and let our eye be single that our whole body may be full of light.n

(3.) That we may be active and diligent in our duty. Lord, quicken us to work the works of him that sent us while it is day, because the night comes wherein no man can work ;o and what good our hands find to do, to do it with all our might, because there is no work or knowledge in the grave whither we are going.p

a Titus 2. 11, 12. 13, 14. b James 1.5.

d Eccl. 8. 1, 9. 18.
h James 2.15, 17.
/ Psalm 25. 31.
• John 9. 4.

e Col-4. 5.

i 2 Cor. 1. 12.
m Psalm 119. 80.
1 Eccl. 9. 10.

c Matt. 10. 26.

g Psalm 112. 5.--101. 2.
k Psalm 41. 10.
7 Matt. 6. 22.

Lord, grant that we may never be slothful in any good business, but fervent in spirit, serving the Lord;a stedfast and unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as we know that our labour is not in vain in the Lord.b

Lord, make us zealously affected in every good work,c and what we do, enable us to do it heartily, as unto the Lord, and not unto men.d

Lord, enable us to do the work of every day in its day, according as the duty of the day requires,e redeeming the time, because the days are evil,g that when our Lord comes he may find us so doing.h

(4) That we may be resolute and courageous in our duty, as those that know, that though we may be losers for Christ, we shall not be losers by him in the end.

Lord, teach us to endure hardness, as good soldiers of Jesus Christ,i that we may not fear the reproach of men,k or their revilings, nor be ashamed of Christ, or of his words, knowing whom we have believed, even one who is able to keep what we have committed to him against that day.m

Though bonds and afflictions should abide us, Lord, grant that none of these things may move us, and that we may not count life itself dear to us, so we may finish our course with joy.n

Enable us in all things to approve ourselves to God, and then to pass by honor and dishonor, by evil report and good report, clad with the armour of righteousness on the right hand, and on the left,o as those that account it a very small thing to be judged of man's judgment for he that judgeth us is the Lord.p

(5.) That we may be pleasant and cheerful in our duty Lord, enable us to rejoice evermore, to rejoice in th Lord always,q because he hath again said unto us, R. joice; that we may go on our way rejoicing,r may ea our bread with joy, and drink our wine with a merr

a Rom. 12. 11.
d Col. 3. 23.
h Luke 12. 43.
/ Mark 8. 38,
o 2 Cor. 6. 4, 7, 8,
7 Poil. 4. 4.

b 1 Cor. 15. 58.
e Ezra. 3. 4.
i2 Timothy 2.3.
m 2 Timothy 1. 12.
11 Cor. 4.3, 4.

c Galatians 4. 18.
g Eph. 5. 16.
k Isaiah 57.7.
n Acts 20. 23, 24.
g 1 Thess. 5. 16.

heart,a as we shall have reason to do if God now accepteth our works.b

Give us grace to serve thee, the Lord our God, with joyfulness and gladness of heart in the abundance of all things ;c and to sing in the ways of the Lord, because great is the glory of our God.d

Let us have that cheerfulness of heart which doth good like a medicine,e and deliver us from that heaviness which maketh the heart stoop,g and that sorrow of the world which worketh death.h

(6:) That we may do the duty of every condition of life, every event of providence, and every relation wherein

we stand.

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Lord, enable us in a day of prosperty to be joy ful, and in a day of adversity to consider, because God hath set the one over against the other,i to add to our knowleage temperance, and to temperance patience.k

Give us grace to abide with thee in the calling wherein we are called ; and in all our ways to acknowledge thee, and be thou pleased to direct our steps.m

Let those that are called, being servants, be the Lord's freemen; and those that are called, being free, be Christ's

servants.n.

Let all in every relation dwell together in unity, that it may be as the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descends upon the mountains of Zion.o O that we may dwell together as joint-heirs of the grace of life, that our prayers may not be hindered.p

Give us grace to honour all men, to love the brother. hood, to fear God,q and to be subject to the higher powers, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake.r

(7.) That we may be universally concientious.

O that we may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.s

O that our ways were directed to keep thy command.

a Acts 8. 39,
d Psalm 138.5.
h2 Cor. 7, 10.
1 Cor. 7. 24.
o Psalm 133. 1, 3.
Rom. 13.1, 5.

6 Eccl. 9. 7.
e Prov. 17.22.
¿ Eccl.9,7,
in Prov. 3, 6.
1 Pet. 3.7.
s Col. 4. 12.

c Dan. 28, 47.
g Prov. 12, 25.1
k 2 Pet. 1, 6.
n1 Cor. 7.21.]
q 1 Pet. 2. 17.

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