that I, who have the greatest need, may feel the happy benefit: that where sin has abounded, thy grace may much more abound. Look upon me, O Lord, as thou didst on thy offending disciple, to melt my heart into a kindly relenting, and penitent concernment for the great evil; that I may look upon him whom my sins have pierced and mourn; and be in bitterness for the grievous offences that I have committed against the Lord of Love, and the God of all my mercies. What is past, I cannot recal it; but thou, my Jesus canst remit it, and give me grace to repent it. O give me such true repentance for it, that thou mayest also give me full pardon of it, and in thy great mercy, be reconciled to me, and at peace with me.

And grant, O gracious Lord, that the custom of sinning may not so dull my sense of it, that I should commit these great sins with little remorse. Nor let it so increase my sinful inclinations, that I should be the servant of corrup tion, giving harbour and encouragement to the cursed things, and taking part with the enemies of my own house, to be the worst tempter to myself. Be thou, O Lord, my strong tower of defence against them, and enable me to go on conquering and to conquer, till in the name of the Lord I have destroyed them. So often have I fallen by their hands, that I fear lest one day I should so fall by them as never to rise again; but thou, my Strength and my Redeemer, art stronger than the strong one, and able yet to secure me. O blessed Keeper of Israel, keep back thy servant from presemptuous sins;

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let them not have dominion over me, that I be upright and innocent of the great transgressions; nor punish my past sins, by giving me up to commit sin with greediness, but subdue my iniquities that prevail against me, and pluck me out of the mire and the snare, for thy mercy's sake. O that the same mercy which hitherto has held the hand of justice from cutting me off, and so often spared me, may also forgive and renew me; and so strengthen all the good things of thy grace in my soul, that I may be full of power to defend thy rights against these usurpations of the sinful part in me; and may be found so faithful unto death, that thou mayest give me the crown of life, not for any worth in me, but for the worthiness of thy Son, and for the sake of thy own tende rmercies in Christ Jesus. Amen.

Thanksgiving for a Recovery after a fall into

Sin.

BLESS thy name, O Lord my God, infinitely good, that thou hast kept me alive to this day; and after all my ill carriage towards thee, and all my presumptuous boldness with thee, and manifold rebellions against thee, thou hast not given me over as a prey to the deadly enemy of my soul, that seeks to devour me, but dost yet leave me a reserve of hope, that it is not in vain to seck thy face, and to wait for mercy at thy hands. O my God, how wonderful is thy patience in my eyes, that I have not perished in such sins. It is through thy grace that I come to pause and consider of my sin and

danger, and the way to escape. And therefore hast thou so spared me in all my sins, that, by helping in such a desperate case, thou mightest show forth all the wonders of thy grace.

O Father of mercies, hast thou yet a blessing for such a rebellious wretch? And may I yet make bold to look for thy blessed favour, after I have done thee such infinite wrong? O the inconceivable depths of goodness that are in thy gracious nature, to use me as a dear friend who have misbehaved myself towards thee as the worst enemy, and to leave me hopes of pardon and heaven; when it is mercy far above my deserts, to spare my life upon earth, and keep my soul out of hell. And hast thou Lord kept me to this day, and brought me through so many temptations and dangers in my life, to be avenged on me, and to destroy me at last? O my gracious Fatlier, the God of all my mercies, I cannot think thou so delightest in my death. I have wronged thee too much with all my sins already; and let me rot add this now to the heavy score, to dishonour such tried mercy, with the base distrust and despair of its continuance. O no; I believe, Lord, help my unbelief, that thou art not willing I should perish, but by repentance come to salvation: and, what a gracious God have I, to deal so bountifully with me; and what a stony heart, to be no more affected with the richest mercy. O, what a life of sins, and what a life of mercies has mine been! With amazement I reflect on both, to think how bad I have been towards thee, my Lord, and yet how good thou

hast been to my soul. O that such wonders of love may have the prevailing force upon my heart, to turn it against the sins that have engaged me in such rebellion against the Lord, and to bring me nearer to my God than ever I have been; and to make me more abound in thy love, and more delight in thy service than ever I have done. O that I may never commit sins so great against the God so infinitely good. but be warned by these escapes, and won by these mercies, to be more watchful and faithful in keeping myself from my iniquity; continually fearing to offend, and endeavouring to please thee, my God, thro' Jesus Christ. Amen.

Thanksgiving for spiritual Victory.

LORD GOD, Almighty and most merci-. ful, who givest strength and power to thy people, and with the temptation makest them a way to escape; by thy grace I am what I am, and thy grace bestowed on me was not in vain, but helped me in time of need, to withstand and overcome the temptation wherewith I was assaulted. My own strength, Lord, thou knowest, is but weakness, and my heart not to be trusted. But thy hand held me up, and, by the help of my God, I have preserved my integrity, and so resisted the Devil as to make him flee from me. I find, O Lord, by sweet and joyful experience, thy ways to be the ways of pleasantness and paths of peace; and that in observing thy laws there is great reward. O how much are the heavenly raptures of victory to be preferred before the filthy pleasures of sin! Y

Shame, and dread, and sorrow, are the cursed consequences of yielding to the tempter; but gloying in a confidence, and the peace of God, and joy in the Holy Ghost, are the conqueror's portion..

me.

I will greatly rejoice in the Lord; my soul shall be joyful in my God, who has lifted me up, and not suffered my foes to triumph over They have thrust sore at me, that I might fall, but the Lord helped me. The Lord is my strength and my song, and is become my salvation; the voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the dwellings of the righteous. The right hand • of the Lord doth valiantly, and brings mighty things to pass. I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the Lord, and tell what he has done for my soul. Blessed be God, who has not turned away my prayer, nor his mercy from me. O Lord, my God, thou hast been watchful over me for good, thou wast nigh to nie, thou hast showed thy fatherly care of me, and in love to my soul hast preserved me, because thou hast a favour to me. I am thine, and I will be thine, and will love thee and bless thy name, and give thee thanks for ever. Amen. A Prayer for greater Concernment and Diligence for the Soul, and the Things of another World.

LORD GOD, to whom I do owe myself

and all that ever I am, or have, thou hast given me my being, and my time and talents here in the world, as opportunities and advantages for thy service, and for the working out of my salvation. And O what have I to do upon earth, but to prepare myself for Heaven,