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ift Jan. 17.

ETERNAL GOD, who regardeft all thy works with mercy, look upon my wants, my miferies, and my fins; grant that I may amend my life, and may find mercy both in this world and in the world to come, by the help of thy Holy Spirit, for the fake of Jefus Chrift. Amen.

ift Jan. 1784. P. M. 11.

LORD GOD, heavenly Father, by whose mercy I am now beginning another year, grant, I befeech thee, that the time which thou shalt yét allot me, may be spent in thy fear and to thy glory. Give me fuch ease of body as may enable me to be useful, and remove from me all fuch fcruples and perplexities as encumber and obftruct my mind; and help me so to pafs, by the direction of thy Holy Spirit, through the remaining part of life, that I be finally received to everlasting joy, through Jefus Chrift our Lord. Amen.

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ift Aug. 1784. Ashbourn.

GOD, moft merciful Father, who by many difeafes haft admonished me of my approach to the end of life, and by this gracious addition to my days haft given me an opportunity of appearing once more in thy prefence to commemorate the facrifice by which thy Son Jefus Chrift has taken away the fins of the world; affift me in this commemoration by thy Holy Spirit, that I may look back upon the finfulness of my life paft with pious forrow and efficacious repentance, that that my refolutions of amendment may be rightly formed and diligently exerted, that I may be freed from vain and useless scruples, and that I may ferve thee with faith, hope, and charity, for the time which thou fhalt yet allow me, and finally be received to everlasting happiness, for the fake of Jefus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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5th Sept. 1784. Ashbourn.

LMIGHTY Lord and merciful Father, to Thee be thanks and praise for all thy mercies, for the awakening of my mind, the continuance of my life, the amendment of my health, and the opportunity now granted of commemorating the death of thy Son Jefus Chrift our Mediator and Redeemer. Enable me, O Lord, to repent truly of my fins. Enable me by thy Holy Spirit to lead hereafter a better life. Strengthen my mind against useless perplexities. Teach me to form good refolutions;

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and affift me that I may bring them to effect. And when thou shalt finally call me to another state, receive me to everlasting happiness, for the fake of our Lord Jefus Chrift. Amen,

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18th Sept. 1784. Ashbourn.

LMIGHTY God, merciful Father, who art the giver of all good, enable me to return thee due thanks for the continuance of my life, and for the great mercies of the last year, for relief from. the diseases that afflicted me, and all the comforts and alleviations by which they were mitigated: and,, O my gracious God, make me truly thankful for the call by which thou haft awakened my confcience, and fummoned me to repentance. Let not thy call, O Lord, be forgotten, or thy fummons neglected; but let the refidue of my life, whatever it fhall be, be paffed in due contrition and diligent obedience. Let me repent of the fins of my paft years, and fo keep thy laws for the time to come, that when it fhall be thy good pleafure to call me to another state, I may find mercy in thy fight. Let thy Holy Spirit support me in the hour of death; and, O Lord, grant me pardon in the day of judgment, for the fake of Jefus Chrift our Lord. Amen.

5th Dec. 1784.

ALMIGHTY and most merciful Father, I am

now, as to human eyes it feems, about to commemorate for the last time, the death of thy Son Jefus Chrift our Saviour and Redeemer. Grant, VOL. XI. O Lord,

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O Lord, that my whole hope and confidence may be in his merits and in thy mercy. Forgive and accept my late converfion; enforce and accept my imperfect repentance; make this commemoration available to the confirmation of my faith, the establishment of my hope, and the enlargement of my charity; and make the death of thy Son Jefus Christ effectual to my redemption. Have mercy upon me, and pardon the multitude of my offences. Bless my friends; have mercy upon all men. Support me by the grace of thy Holy Spirit in the days of weakness, and at the hour of death; and receive me at my death to everlafting happiness, for the fake of Jefus Chrift. Amen.

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