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but that I may be a good Example to others, and adorn the Doctrine of God our Saviour in all Things. O let thy Holy Spirit always direct and rule my Heart, and of thy great Goodnefs bring me to Life eternal.

Direct me, O God, in all my Affairs; bless my Labours and Studies, and give me Grace to do my Duty in that State of Life whereunto Thou haft been pleased to call me, and make me therewith content.

And thou, O God and heavenly Father, who haft promised to them that feek thy Kingdom, and the Righteoufnefs thereof, all Things neceffary to their Bodily Suftenance, continue to me, I befeech Thee, the Bleffings I enjoy, fupply me with thofe I want, and turn from me all thofe Evils which I moft righteously have deferved; or which either the Malice of the Devil, or the Wickednefs or Misfortunes of the World, might bring upon me.

Let all Things that befal me in this World, work together for my Good in the other; and grant me always those Things, whether profperous or adverfe, that may beft conduce and be moft profitable to my eternal Salvation.

I refign, O Lord, and give myfelf to thy Providence; I fubmit myself to all the

Events which it shall please Thee to bring upon me: Do with me what Thou feeft good, and let thy holy Will be done in me, and by me, for the Sake of Jefus Christ, our Lord.

O bleffed Lord, whofe Mercies are over all thy Works, fpread the Knowledge of the Gospel all over the World; and grant that all Chriftians may live according to it, and testify they are Difciples of their Lord, by doing Good, and loving one another.

Bless our most gracious Sovereign Lord King GEORGE, and profper his Government; and grant that all employed under him may difcharge their feveral Offices faithfully to thy Glory, and the Pub

lic Good.

Preferve and fanctify more and more thy Church Univerfal; fupport and affift the Pastors and Minifters of thy Word and Sacraments; particularly him, under whom thy Providence has placed me.

Relieve and comfort all in Affliction, deliver them out of all their Troubles, and grant they may seriously confider thy Hand, and duly improve their Adverfity.

Grant to all hardened Sinners Opportunity and Means of Repentance, and Grace to make a due Ufe thereof.

Strengthen

Strengthen the yet weak in Faith and Godliness, that they may endure Temptation, and raise up them that fall.

Grant Perfeverance and Advancement in Holiness to those who love and fear Thee, and enable them to bring forth much Fruit.

Blefs particularly those Perfons who exercife Works of Piety and Charity in thy Church; efpecially the religious and other Societies in this Realm, for the Propagation of the Gofpel in Foreign Parts, for Promoting Chriftian Knowledge at Home, for pious Conference and Charity, and for putting the Laws in Execution against Vice and Immorality; and increafe the Number ..of them.

Send down moft bountiful Lord God, thy Bleffings fpiritual and temporal upon my Family, and all my Relations, Friends, and Acquaintance, efpecially on those who are moft dear to me, particularly on my Wife and Children, and thofe who pray for me, or have defired my Prayers; and give us all whatever Thou feeft neceffary and convenient either for our Souls or Bodies.

Reward all who have done me Good, and pardon all who have done or wished me Evil, and work in them and me all

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that Good which may make us acceptable in thy Sight, through Jefus Chrift our Lord. Amen.

Our Father, &c.

A Prayer for Tuesday Noon, or any intermediate Time of the Day, being a short Paraphrase on the Lord's Prayer.

ALMIGHTY God, the Creator and Governor of all Things, and most bountiful Benefactor of thofe who fear and obey Thee; grant that all reasonable Creatures, who are capable of understanding the Greatness and Glory of thy Attributes, may unfeignedly admire and adore Thee, and exprefs their Veneration and Praises of Thee in Ways moft fuitable to the Condition of their Nature and the Discoveries of thy Will.

Grant that all Mankind may come to the Knowledge and Belief of thy true Religion; that the Kingdom of Chrift may be extended over all the Earth; and the eternal Laws of Godliness, Righteoufnefs, Charity, and Sobriety may be established throughout the whole World.

Grant that all who profefs this thy true Religion, may live in perfect Obedience to

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the Laws thereof; and that Men, as the Infirmity of their Nature will permit, may, obey Thee with proportionable Sincerity and Conftancy, as do the Spirits of the Bleffed in Heaven.

Bestow on us every Day, through the remaining Part of our Lives, as many of the Things of this prefent World, as are fufficient for our neceffary Subfiftence, and for the ufeful and innocent Conveniencies of Life.

Forgive us our Sins, and withhold the Punishments we have thereby deserved, in like Manner as we freely and heartily forgive all thofe Injuries and Offences, which have by others been done unto us.

Take from us the Caufes and Occafions of Temptations, or elfe deliver us from the Power of them, that we may not be moved either with the Enticements of Riches, Honours, or Pleafures, or with the Fear of Want, Difgrace, or Pain, to do any Thing knowingly contrary to thy Will; and deliver us from all the Evils and Calamities which either the Malice of the Devil, or the Wickednefs or Misfortunes of the World might bring upon us.

Thefe Petitions I beg of Thee, O God, knowing that Thou canst, and trusting in

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