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days; make them firm, vigorous, and constant ; and never let any sinful passions again ruffle and discompose my mind.

Blessed be thy name for that desire thou hast given me for Spiritual delights, and that wish for possessing the eternal inheritance; let the enjoyments of sense appear mean and contemptible; and let not the pleasures of the world henceforward prevail upon me, to transgress thy holy laws.

Grant, O Lord, that I may walk worthy of those thy distinguished mercies, and live as becomes the redeemed of the Lord. Without thee, O blessed Jesus, I can do nothing; without thee, who art the physician of souls, I shall languish and die; without thee, who art the comfort of all devout minds, I shall consume away my days in sadness. Strengthen me therefore, O Lord, and abide with me for ever; I shall then be enabled to do thy will in this life, and thereby be qualified to partake of thy glories to all eternity in the next. Amen. Amen.

DIRECTIONS,

"Thus having complied with the duties of "the morning, you may refresh yourself with a "temperate and chearful meal, and thankfully en"joy the good things of this life, which God hath blessed thee with. As to the afternoon of I 3

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ly and prudently to divide it between the pub"lic service, family duties, private devotions, offi"ces of charity if they present themselves; and, I "will add, your own necessary refreshment: for "I am not so strict as totally to forbid you some "time upon that day, to unbend your mind, and "relax your thoughts, by such company and "conversation as will instruct, and innocently di"vert you; but I absolutely forewarn you against "all places of public resort, all gaming, and sport"ful exercises, as giving offence to some, and bad examples to others: for they are unsuitable to "the solemnity of the day, and tend to promote "levity and irreligion:

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N. B. After these good instructions and "devotions, if the devout Christian would persevere in his duty, and desire to lead a holy and godly life for the future, I would advise him by all means (after he has ended the foregoing meditation) to make the Second Part of this new "Week's Preparation his companion; which "will furnish him with such acts of devotion as "will be acceptable to Almighty God, after he "has been a worthy partaker of the Lord's Supper, remembering to perform his part of the. "covenant made with God in the Sacrament, viz. "to lead a new life.

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"Those Servants and Others, who have "not the command of their time, and therefore cannot employ as much of it in these exercises, as they could wish and desire, may rest assured "that God approves and accepts their willing "mind,

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mind, provided they go on in a sincere resolu tion to avoid and forsake sin, and live in the "fear of God, and behave themselves with con"science and honesty in those several stations "of life, in which his Providence has appointed "them."

OCCASIONAL PRAYERS.

A Morning Prayer to be used any Day in the Week.

O let me hear thy loving kindness betimes in the mornning, for in thee is my trust, shew thou me the way that I should walk in, for I lift up my Soul unte thee, Psalm cxliii. 8.

Most mighty and gracious God, to whom am

I am indebted for all the good things I enjoy; for in thee I live, and move, and have my being: I desire to adore and bless thy glorious name, humbly beseeching thee to accept this my morning sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving for the comfortable refreshment of the night past, for thy preservation of me and my family, and all that belongs to

me] from fire, robbery, and tempest; from all other perils and dangers, and especially for bringing me in health and safety to the beginning of this day; in which I beseech thee, O Lord, to keep me without sin.

Give me awful thoughts of thy divine Majesty, and such an humble, serious and devout frame of mind, that my adoration may not rest in a mere outward form of Godliness, but that I may always offer unto thee a lively sacrifice, holy and acceptable in thy sight.

Be with me, O Lord, this day in all places and upon all occasions : direct and guide me, sanctify and preserve me: keep me both outwardly in my body, and inwardly in my soul: defend me from the power and malice of the Devil, from the corruptions of my own sinful nature, and from those sins especially that seem most habitual to me. Pardon, I beseech thee, all the sins I have at any time committed, and grant that I may die unto sin, and rise again unto righteousness; that henceforth being freed from sin, all things belonging to the Spirit may live and grow in

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[And now I am going to the place of thy public worship, I beseech thee, let thy holy Spirit accompany me, and make me de vout, serious and attentive. Raise my mind from the thoughts of this world, to the contemplation of the next; that I may join fervently in the prayers & praises of thy church, and be attentive my duty with an humble heart, in order to practise it. And give And give me grace to dedicate this day, as thou hast

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fairs; bless my labours
and studies and give
me grace to do my du-
ty in that state where-
unto thou hast been
pleased to
pleased to call me,
and make me there-
with content. Con-
tinue to me the bles-
sings I enjoy; supply
me with those I want;
and turn from me all
those evils which I
have most righteous-
ly deserved; or which
either the malice of
the devil, or the wick.
edness, or misfortunes
of the world may bring
upon me.]

appointed me, to thy service, and the care of my Soul. Direct me in all my ways, and guide my feet in thy paths, that I may, at last, from a life of righteousness, be translated to a life of eternal glory.

I resign, O God, and give myself to thy Providence: I submit to all the events which it shall please thee to bring upon me;

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