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God will deny us nothing, that we ask in the name of his Son.

Prayers through Jesus Christ.

When we offer our prayers through his mediation, it is be, that prays; his love, that intercedes; his blood, that pleads; it is he, who obtains all from his Father.

PREPARATORY PRAYER.

O Holy Spirit of grace, give us a true sight of our miseries, and sincere shame and sorrow, when we make confession of our sins; a feeling sense of our need of mercy, and hope of obtaining pardon, when we beg it for thy Son's sake. May we resign our will to Thee and to thy goodness, when we pray for temporal things; and, when we pray for spiritual graces, may we hunger and thirst after righteousness! Give us real love for thy holy word, and grace to hear it with attention. May we thankfully close with all the means of grace and salvation! When we praise Thee for thy works of nature and of grace, and give Thee thanks for thy mercies; let us do it with high esteem and gratitude. Cause us to hear thy holy word with faith and attention, and to profit by what we hear, that we may return from thy church with a blessing.

MORNING PRAYER.

Joshua xxiv. 15. Choose you this day, whom

you will serve.

WHOM have I in heaven, but Thee,

O Lord? There is none on earth, that I desire, beside Thee. Thou art my God, and I will thank Thee. Thou art my God, and I will serve Thee. Be thou my only ruler and governor.

They, that have a convenient place to sleep in, and they, that have the comfort of sleep, have both great reason to be thankful; and even they, that want these mercies, ought to bless God, if in the midst of their afflictions he is pleased to refresh them with the comforts of grace.

Gracious God; continue to me these favors so long, and in such measure, as shall most contribute to thy honor and my salvation; and in great mercy support and relieve all, that want these blessings.

What shall I offer unto the Lord for his mercies, renewed unto me every morning? The sacrifice of God is a troubled spirit; a broken and contrite heart God will not despise ! But most unfit is mine to be presented to God be-fore I have obtained his pardon through the merits of the Lord Jesus, for the many sins, by which it hath been defiled.

Jer. ii. 12. I am merciful, saith the Lord, and I will not keep anger forever. Only ac-B 2

knowledge thine iniquity, that thou hast transgressed against the Lord thy God. Ps. xxxii. 5. I acknowledge my sin unto thee, O God, and mine iniquities will I not hide.

I do therefore implore thy pardon, and plead thy gracious promises, with full purpose of heart, by the assistance of thy grace, never again to return to folly.

Jer. xvii. 9. The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked; who can know it?

I cannot answer for my own heart; but there is no word, O Lord, impossible with Thee. In Thee I do put my trust; let me never be put to confusion. Keep it ever in the heart of thy servant, that it is indeed an evil thing and bitter to offend the Lord. Keep me from presumptuous sins, that I may never grieve thy Holy Spirit, nor provoke Thee to leave me to myself.

Matth. xxvi. 41. Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation.

Lord, make me ever mindful of my infirmities and backslidings, that I may be more watchful, and more importunate for grace, for the time to come.

1 Pet. v. 8. Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walket, about, seeking whom he may devour.

O Lord, grant that this adversary of our souls may never find me off my guard, nor from under thy protection.

Matth, xvi. 24. If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

O my Saviour, how long have I professed to follow Thee, without following the blessed steps of thy most holy life, thy patience and humility, thy disregard for the world, its pleasures, profits, honors, and idols. O Lord, obtain for me the spirit of mortification and selfdenial, that I may follow Thee, as I hope to live with Thee forever. Amen.

Matth. vi. 24. No mah can serve two masters. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

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May my fear and fove never be divided between Thee and the world! May I never set. up any thing, O God, in competition with Thee in my heart! May I never attempt to reconcile thy service with that world, which is at enmity with Thee, my God and Father!

What shall I do, that I may

Mark x. 17. inherit eternal life?

Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind; and thou shalt love thy neighbour, as thyself.

O that this love of God may be the commanding principle of my soul! May I always have this comfortable proof of his love abiding in me, that I study to please him, and to keep his commandments. May my love of my neighbour be such, as he has commanded, that I may forgive, and give, and love, as becomes a disciple of Jesus Christ!Amen.

Eccles. xii 3 Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man; that is, the happiness of man.

May I, great God, continue in thy fear all the day long! May I keep thy statutes, and observe thy laws!

Heb. iv. 13. All things are naked and

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unto the eyes of him, with whom we have to do.. Grant that I may always live and act, as having Thee, O God, the constant witness of my conduct, for Jesus Christ's sake.

Eccles. ix. 10.

Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with all thy might; for the night cometh, when no man can work..

Make me, O Lord, ever sensible of the great evil of delaying the work, which Thou hast appointed, lest the night surprise me unawares.

1. John v. 14. This is the confidence, we have in God, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us.

That it may be unto thy servant according to this word, I beseech Thee to hear me in the full import of that holy prayer, which thy blessed Son hath taught us;

OUR FATHER, WHO ART IN HEAVEN; In whom we live, and move, and have our being; grant that I and all Christians may live worthy of this glorious relation, and that we may not sin, knowing that we are accounted thine. We are thine by adoption; O make us thine by choice.

HALLOWED BE THY NAME.

O God, whose name is great, wonderful, and holy, grant that I and all thy children may glorify Thee, not only with our lips, but in our

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