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IN particular, we

implore thy grace and protec

For grace to us the following guide and keep day, and for God's blessing on the business

of the same.

tion for the ensuing day. Keep us temperate in our meats and drinks, and diligent in our several callings. Grant us patience under any afflictions thou shalt see fit to lay on us, and minds always contented with our present condition. Give us grace to be just and upright in all our dealings; quiet and peaceable; full of compassion; and ready to do good to all men, according to our abilities and opportunities. Direct us in all our ways, [and prosper the works of our hands in the business of our

in

• On Sunday morning, stead of this, say, and let thy Holy Spirit accompany us to the place of thy public worship,

drawn again into sin, vouchsafe us, we beseech thee, the direction and assistance of thy Holy Spirit. Reform whatever is amiss in the temper and disposition of our souls; that no unclean thoughts, unlawful designs, or inordinate desires, may rest there. Purge our hearts from envy, hatred, and malice; that we may never suffer the sun to go down upon our wrath; but may always go to our rest in peace, charity, and good-will, with a conscience void of offence towards thee, and towards men; that so we may be preserved pure and blameless, unto the coming of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.

ND accept,

Art in The Interces

tercessions for all mankind. Let the

sion.

light of thy Gospel shine upon all nations; and may as many as have received it, live as becomes it. Be gracious unto thy Church; and grant that every member of the same, in his vocation and ministry, may serve thee faithfully. Bless all in authori ty over us; and so rule their hearts and strengthen their hands, that they may punish wickedness and vice, and maintain thy true religion and virtue. Send down thy blessings, temporal and spiritual, upon all our relations, friends, and neighbours. Reward all who have done us good, and pardon all those who have done or wish us evil, and give them repentance and better minds. Be merciful to all who are in any trouble; and do thou, the God of pity, administer to them according to their several necessities; for his sake who went about doing good, thy Son our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.

10 our prayers, join our unfeigned thanks for all thy

The Thanksgiving.

mercies; for our being, our reason, and all other endowments and faculties of soul and body; for our health, friends, food, and raiment, and all the other comforts and conveniences of life. Above all, we adore thy mercy in sending thy only Son into the world, to redeem us from sin and eternal death, and in giving us the knowledge and sense of our duty towards thee. We bless thee for thy patience with us, notwithstanding our many and great provocations; for all the directions, assistances, and comforts of thy Holy Spirit; for thy continual care and watchful provídence over us through the whole course of our lives; and particularly for the mercies and benefits of the past day; beseeching thee to continue these thy blessings to us, and to give us grace to show our thankfulness in a sincere obedience to his laws, through whose merits and intercession we received them all, thy Son our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.

I particular, we

Prayer for God's protection through the night following.

continue thy gracious protection to us this night. De fend us from all dangers and mischiefs, and from the fear of them; that we may enjoy such refreshing sleep as may fit us for the duties of the following day. Make us ever mindful of the time when we shall lie down in the dust; and grant us grace always to live in such a state that we may never be afraid to die; so that, living and dying, we may be thine, through the merits and satisfaction of thy Son Christ Jesus, in whoseName we offer up these our imperfect prayers. Amen.

HЕ grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, fellowship of the Holy Ghost, be with us all evermore. Amen.

THE FIRST DAY.

Morning Prayer.

PSALM 1.

Beatus vir qui non abiit.
LESSED is the man

Bthat hath not walked

in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stood in the way of sinners: and hath not sat in the seat of the scornful.

2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD: and in his law will he exercise himself day and night.

3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the waterside that will bring forth his fruit in due season.

4 His leaf also shall not wither and look, whatsoever he doeth, it shall prosper.

5 As for the ungodly, it is not so with them: but they are like the chaff, which the wind scattereth away from the face of the earth.

6 Therefore the ungodly shall not be able to stand in the judgment: neither the sinners in the congregation of the righteous.

7 But the LORD knoweth

the way of the righteous: and the way of the ungodly shall perish.

PSALM 2.

Quare fremuerunt gentes?
THY do the heathen so

W furiously rage together: and why do the people imagine a vain thing?

2 The kings of the earth stand up, and the rulers take counsel together: against the LORD, and against his Anointed:

3 Let us break their bonds asunder and cast away their cords from us.

4 He that dwelleth in heaven shall laugh them to scorn: the Lord shall have them in derision.

5 Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath : and vex them in his sore displeasure:

6 Yet have I set my King: upon my holy hill of Sion. 7 I will preach the law, whereof the LORD hath said unto me: Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee.

8 Desire of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for

thine inheritance: and the utmost parts of the earth for thy possession.

9 Thou shalt bruise them with a rod of iron and break them in pieces like a potter's vessel.

10 Be wise now therefore, O ye kings be learned, ye that are judges of the earth.

11 Serve the LORD in

fear: and rejoice unto him

with reverence.

12 Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and so ye perish from the right way if his wrath be kindled, yea but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.

PSALM 3.

Domine, quid multiplicati?

LORD, how are they in

creased that trouble

me many are they that rise against me.

2 Many one there be that say of my soul: There is no help for him in his God.

3 But thou, O LORD, art my defender: thou art my worship, and the lifter up of my head.

4 I did call upon the LORD with my voice: and he heard me out of his holy hill.

5 I laid me down and slept, and rose up again : for the LORD sustained me.

6 I will not be afraid for ten thousands of the people that have set themselves against me round about.

7 Up, LORD, and help me,

O my God for thou smitest all mine enemies upon the cheek-bone; thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly.

8 Salvation belongeth unto the LORD and thy blessing is upon thy people. PSALM 4.

Cum invocarem.

God of my righteousEAR me when I call, O

ness thou hast set me at liberty when I was in trouble; have mercy upon me, and hearken unto my prayer.

2 O ye sons of men, how long will ye blaspheme mine honour and have such pleasure in vanity, and seek after falsehood?

3 Know this also, that the LORD hath chosen to himself the man that is godly when I call upon the LORD he will hear me.

4 Stand in awe, and sin not commune with your own heart, and in your chamber, and be still.

5 Offer the sacrifice of righteousness : and put your trust in the LORD.

6 There be many that say: Who will show us any good? 7 LORD, lift thou up: the light of thy countenance upon us.

8 Thou hast put gladness in my heart: since the time that their corn and wine and oil increased.

9 I will lay me down in