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to every Duty, and fortifie us against every Temptation, and that He would mercifully beftow upon Us all thofe Bleffings which We ftand in Need of. Let Us also befeech Him for the whole World, and for all Orders and Degrees of Men in it, that Every One, in their respective Stations, may walk fo, as that God may be glorified in all Things, thro' Jefus Chrift our Lord,

P. O Thou, that hearest Prayer, unto Thee fhall all Flesh come. (Pf. lxv. 2.)

Then All devoutly kneeling.

M. O Lord, fhew thy Mercy upon us.

P. Gracioufly hear us, when we call upon Thee,
M. O Lord, fave thy People.

P. And blefs thine Inheritance.'

M. Give Peace in our Time, O God.

P. For it is Thou only, that makest us dwell in Safety. M. O God, make clean our Hearts within us.

P. And take not thy Holy Spirit from us.

M. Almighty God, the Father of our Lord Jefus Chrift, thro' Whom we have Accefs by one Spirit unto Thee; graciously receive the earnest Supplications, which We thine unworthy Servants defire now to prefent unto Thee, from whom alone we profefs to have all our Help; upon the Care of whofe Providence we would exercise an entire Dependence, and whom with humble Gratitude and Truft we acknowledge as the great Author of our Being, the Fountain of all Good, the Difpofer of all Events, who hateft Nothing which thine Hands have made, but delightest in the real Happiness of thy Creatures, and art ready to affiit them in their fincere Endeavors after it.

P. Arife, O Lord, our Help, fave and deliver us, when we call upon Thee.

Here, whenever it is thought moft fuitable and proper, let the LITANY (inferted after this Morning Service) be read.After which, or whenever it is omitted, the Minifter fhail read devoutly the following PRAYERS, the People at the End of each anfwering Amen.

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A Prayer for Pardon of Sin.

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wont to give more than either we defire or deferve; pour down upon us the Abundance of thy Mercy, forgiving us those Things whereof our Confcience is afraid, and giving us thofe good Things which we are not worthy to ask, but through the [Merits and] Mediation of Jesus Christ, thy well-beloved Son our Lord. Amen.

¶ Prayer for the Performance of all Chriftian Duties.

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NFINITE and ever living God, who haft ftrictly commanded us to obey thy Laws, and haft caufed the holy Scriptures to be written for our Instruction; enable us, we beseech thee, rightly to understand our Duty, and graciously affift us in our careful and fincere Endeavors to perform it. May we abftain from every Thing that is contrary to thy Will, and form our Minds to the bleffed Temper and Difpofition which the Gofpel requires, by Jefus Chrift our Lord and Savior. Amen.

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For Refignation, and Spiritual Peace.

GOD, who art the Author of Peace, and Lover of Concord, in Knowledge of whom ftandeth our eternal Life, whofe Service is perfect Freedom; difpose our Hearts to a chearful Refignation under all the Dispensations of thy wife and good Providence, and to a confcientious Discharge of our proper Duty, in whatever Condition and Character of Life we are placed: And fince all outward Distinctions of Men will foon be laid afide in the Grave, whither we are haftening, grant, O moft merciful Father, that in this Life we may fo mind the Things that belong to our Spiritual Peace, and fecure the good Part that is never to be taken from us, that in the Life to come we may be made Partakers of the everlafting Happinets of thy heavenly Kingdom, through Jefus Chrift our only Media tor and Advocate, Amen.

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For Grace, and Ability to refift Temptation.

GOD, who knowest our Frame, and remembereft that we are Duft, have Compaffion upon our Frailty and Infirmities, and mercifully affift our Weakness; that We, having our Hearts established with Grace, may never be tempted above what we are able to bear, but amidst all the Affaults of our Enemies, may be defended by thy sure Protection, and fuccored by thy moft ready Help, that we may never remove our Integrity from us, thro' the Grace of Jefus Chrift our bleffed Savior and Redeemer. Amen.

For daily Protection.

LORD, our heavenly Father, almighty and everlafting God, who haft fafely brought us to the Be ginning of this Day; defend us in the fame with thy mighty Power, and grant that this Day we fall into no Sin, neither run into any kind of Danger; but that all our Doings may be ordered by thy Governance, to do always that which is righteous and acceptable in thy Sight, in the Name of Jefus Chrift, thine only Son, our Lord. Amen.

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A Prayer founded on the Divine Attributes.

ETERNAL and glorious God, whofe fpotlefs Purity, impartial Juftice, unbounded Goodnefs, and never failing Truth and Faithfulness call for our continual Acknowledgement; we pray that our Minds may be impreffed with fuch an awful Senfe of thine infinite Majefty, as may have an abiding Influence upon all our Lives and Actions. May we lay afide the Sin which doth most eafily befet us, and act at all Times, and upon all Occafions, as in thy Prefence, remembering that Thou art now the Witnefs, who wilt hereafter be the Judge, of all our Conduct. May we therefore cleanse ourselves from all Filthiness both of Flesh and Spirit, and perfect Holiness in the Fear of God; that as He, who hath called us, is holy, We may be holy in all Manner of Converfation: And may we study to imitate the Example of our bleffed Savior, and to do thy Will in all Things. May We be thoroughly difposed to hate every false Way, be upright and fincere in

all our Tranfactions with Men, and walk in Truth all the Days of our Lives. Infpire us with kind Affections and Difpofitions towards our Fellow-Creatures; may We do unto all Men, as We defire they should do unto us, endeavoring to live peaceably with all; and may we banish from our Breafts all Envy, Hatred and Malice: May we learn to be long-fuffering, ready to forgive each other his Offences, being affured that it is upon this Condition alone Thou haft promifed to forgive Us. And now, O Lord, do Thou graciously affift and ftrengthen us in our fincere Defires after Purity and Perfection; and grant that by daily Improvements in all that is virtuous and praife-worthy, We may at length, in thy good Time, be fitted for the Society of Angels and Spirits of juft Men made perfect in Heaven, and dwell with Thee and Them eternally, thro' the Mediation of Jefus Chrift our bleffed Savior and Redeemer, in whofe Name we afcribe unto Thee our heavenJy Father, the Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory, for ever and ever. Amen.

N. B. The following Prayers, against which the black SideLine is drawn, may be omitted, when the LITANY is ufed.

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A General Prayer for all Mankind.

GOD, the Creator and Preferver of all Mankind, We humbly befeech Thee for all Sorts and Conditions of Men, that Thou wouldst be pleafed to make thy Ways known unto them, thy Salvation and Truth unto all Nations: May the Kingdoms of this World become the Kingdoms of our God, and of his Christ. Put an End to all Idolatry, Superftition and Perfecution for Confcience Sake, and let true Chriftianity, in its native Purity and Simplicity, univerfally prevail. May all thofe who profefs and call themfelves Chriftians, be careful to adorn their holy Profeflion by a fuitable Life and Converfation. Lead us all into the Way of Truth, and deliver us from every Degree of Uncharitableness one to another; but may we hold the Faith in Unity of Spirit, in the Bond of Peace, and in Righteoufnefs of Life.

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We alfo pray, that the Lives, the Liberties, and Properties of Mankind may no longer be fubject to the arbitrary Will and Pleasure of tyrannical Princes and Gover nors, but that the civil and religious Rights of human Society may, in all Countries, be maintained and defended; and that the whole World at length may enjoy the Bleffings of good Government. Let Nation no longer lift up the Sword against Nation, neither let them war any more, but let there be Abundance of Peace in the Earth, as long as the Sun and Moon endureth.-Thefe and all other Neceffaries for them, for us, and for thy whole Church, we humbly beg in the Name, and as the Difciples, of thy Son Jefus Chrift, our moft bleffed and only Mediator. Amen.

Prayer for the Kingdoms of GREAT BRITAIN and IRELAND, and all the British Colonies and Plantati

ons.

LORD GOD, moft high and mighty, King of Kings, Lord of Lords, who doft from thy Throne behold all the Dwellers upon Earth; look down, We entreat Thce, with an Eye of Favor upon the Kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland, and upon all the Plantations and Settlements thereunto belonging; continue to us the Enjoyment of our civil and religious Liberties, blefs us with public Peace and Plenty, and may true Religion and Virtue flourish and abound amongst us. Preferve us from Storms and Earthquakes, from the Peftilence which walketh in Darknefs, and from the Deftruction which wafteth at Noon-Day; let no Famine or Evil befal us, neither let any Plague come nigh our Dwellings; deliver us from the hurtful Sword, from Sedition and Tumults, and from the Hands of all our Enemies: Give us kindly Seafons for producing the Fruits of the Earth; may our Cattle be healthy, and fit for our Food and Service, that there may be no complaining in our Streets; and as the Sum of all our Felicity, may we be that holy and happy People, whofe God is the Lord. Amen.

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