may at last grow wholly weary of the world, and then fix my thoughts upon that heavenly kingdom, where true pleasures, fulness of riches, and lasting honors, are only to be met withal; whither let thy mercy speedily bring me, that I may be satisfied with the fulness of thy presence, and meditate for ever on thy great perfections, joining with all the glorious attendants on thy throne in endless songs of thy eternal praises. Amen.

Our Father, &c.

PRAYER XVI.

For Holiness. (1.)

O MY God, thou art of purer eyes than to behold iniquity, neither shall sinners dwell in thy sight. Only the pure in

heart are blessed; for only they shall see

God.

Mortify the love, and overcome the power, of iniquity within me. Make my body the temple of the Holy Ghost, a habitation of God through the Spirit. O let me come out from the ways and practice of sin; let me not touch the unclean thing, that thou mayest be a Father unto me, and that I may be the child of thy love, and the heir of thy bliss, through Jesus Christ. Amen.

Our Father, &c.

PRAYER XVII.

For Holiness. (2.)

O HEAVENLY Father, help me to cast

off the works of darkness, and put on the

armour of light. I would walk in the light, as thou art in the light: but my desires are faint, my wishes feeble, my resolutions transient as the morning cloud, or as the early dew; temptation overtakes me, and sin subdues me. Have compas

sion upon thy servant, O Lord, •and deal with me according to the greatness of thy

mercy.

Withdraw not thy Holy Spirit from me, although I have so little improved its blessed influences, or followed its heavenly guidance, in time past. Thou alone canst restore my soul. Into thy hands I commit it. Wash it from all guilt, in the fountain open for sin and for uncleanness; sanctify it wholly to thyself; let not sin have dominion over me: beat down Satan under my feet; strengthen me to run the way of

thy commandments, and so shall I rejoice in thy great salvation, through Jesus

Christ. Amen.

Our Father, &c.

PRAYER XVIII.

Against Wandering Thoughts in Prayer.

[Bp. Wilson.

O HOLY Spirit of grace, help my infirmities, that I may fix my thoughts upon my duty; and that I may serve Thee with

all

my heart and mind:-that I may never give way to wandering thoughts, but watch against them continually.

Look upon me, O Lord, and pity me; make me and let me be thine, by the choice of my will; make me serious and thoughtful at all times, that I may not fail being so when I attend upon God.

Let not my heart, O God, be inclined to any evil thing. Keep me, O God, from every thing that may displease Thee; and make me wise unto salvation, for Jesus Christ's sake. Amen.

Our Father, &c.

PRAYER XIX.

For a Right Use of Time.

ALMIGHTY God, I adore thy infinite patience, which hath not cut me off in the midst of my follies: I magnify thy wonderful goodness, which hath spared me thus long, and indulged me with a larger time of repentance. Let me no longer abuse that precious treasure, which thou hast allotted me as a proper season to work out my own salvation, and secure that happi