sight, and receive the blessing which Thy well-beloved Son shall then pronounce on all that love and fear Thee, saying, come ye blessed children of my Father; receive the kingdom, prepared for you from the beginning of the world: Grant this, I beseech Thee, O merciful Father, through Jesus Christ our Mediator and Redeemer. Amen.

Thanksgiving for all God's saints, who have departed this life in the faith and practice of Christ's holy religion.

I BESEECH Thee likewise, O Lord, to accept mine unfeigned thanks and praises to Thy divine Majesty for the graces and virtues Thou hast wrought in Thy saints, and by them bestowed upon Thy church from the beginning of the world, who by their lives and labours have shined forth as lights in their several generations; such as were the holy patriarchs, prophets, apostles, martyrs, and confessors, whom we remember with honour, and commemorate with joy; and for whom, with all other Thy happy servants, our fathers and brethren, who have departed this life with the seal of faith, and do now rest in the sleep of peace, I praise and magnify Thy glorious name; most humbly desiring that I

may so follow their good examples, that I may, together with them, attain to the resurrection of the just, and have my perfect consummation both of soul and body in Thy kingdom of glory, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Almighty Lord, Who is &c. p. 180.

Unto God's gracious mercy &c. p. 180.

END OF THE OFFICE OF DAILY DEVOTION.

SUPPLEMENT.

PRAYERS TO BE USED UNDER SPECIAL CIR

CUMSTANCES.

By parents on behalf of their children. From Bishop Taylor.

O ALMIGHTY and most merciful Father, Who hast promised children as a reward to the righteous, and hast given them to me as a testimony of Thy mercy, and an engagement of my duty; be pleased to be a Father unto them, and give them healthful bodies, understanding souls, and sanctified spirits, that they may be Thy servants and Thy children all the days of their life. Let a great mercy and providence lead them through the dangers, and temptations, and ignorances of their youth; that they may never run into folly, and the evils of an unbridled appetite. So order the accidents of their lives, that by Thy restraining grace their duty to Thee may be secured in the midst of a crooked and untoward generation and if it seem good in Thine eyes, let me be enabled to provide conveniently for the support of their persons, that they may not be

destitute and miserable at my death; or if Thou shalt call me off by a more timely summons, let their portion be Thy care, mercy, and providence over their bodies and souls, that they may never live a vicious life, nor die a violent or untimely death; but let them glorify Thee here with a free obedience, and the duties of a whole life, that when they have served Thee in their generation, they may be co-heirs with Christ in the glory of Thine eternal kingdom, through the same our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.

On the return of a birth-day, or the beginning of a new year. From Dr. Johnson.

ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, in Whose hands are life and death, by Whose will all things were created, and by Whose providence they are sustained, I Thine unworthy servant return Thee most humble and hearty thanks for that Thou hast given me life, and that Thou hast continued it to this time; that thou hast hitherto forborne to snatch me away in the midst of sin and folly, and hast permitted me still to enjoy the means of grace, and vouchsafed to call me yet again to repentance. Grant, O merciful Lord, that Thy call may not be vain; that my life may not be continued to

increase my guilt, and that Thy gracious forbearance may not harden my heart in wickedness. Let me remember, O my God, that as days and years pass over me, I approach nearer to the grave where there is no repentance; and grant that by the assistance of Thy Holy Spirit I may so pass through this life, that I may obtain life everlasting, for the sake of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.

On behalf of a sick friend. From the New Manual.

O ALMIGHTY God, the help of all that put their trust in Thee, incline Thine ear to me, who desire now to make my prayer and supplication in behalf of Thy servant now lying on the bed of sickness. Look upon him, I beseech Thee, with pity and compassion; be favourable and gracious unto him according to his need and the multitude of Thy tender mercies in Christ Jesus our Lord.

In submission to Thy most wise disposal, I implore Thee to abate his distemper, to ease his pains, and to restore him in Thy due time to health and strength: but however Thou shalt be pleased to deal with his corruptible body, yet let his soul be ever precious in Thy sight; wash it, O Lord, in the blood of Thy blessed