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transporting are thy comforts, and how ravishing the effects of thy goodness towards them that fear thee! Thou hast treated a vile sinner at thy own table, and fed me with the bread that came down from heaven. In what am I better than those to whom thou dost not grant this favour? It is not for my merits, but because thou wilt be glorified in doing good to the most unworthy, that thou hast this day made me a happy example of this thy free grace and bounty. Grant me this favour also, O my God, that through the whole course of my life, I may give thee praise and glory; that the due sense of thy mercies may make me unfeignedly thankful; and that my thankfulness may appear in a care to walk before thee in holiness, sobriety, and righteousness, all the days of my life.

A Prayer in private after receiving the Holy Communion.

O now plentiful is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee, which thou hast prepared for them that put their trust in thy mercy, even before the sons of men! I praise and magnify thy great and glorious name, O Lord, for all those manifold mercies and comforts which thou hast bestowed upon me, ever since I was born. O Lord God, thou hast been my trust from my youth, by thee have I been holden up from the womb; my praise shall continually be of thee; but, above all, blessed, and for ever blessed be thy holy name, for the manifestation of thy Son Jesus Christ, the fountain and foundation of all our happiness, and for feeding me this day (who am unworthy of the least of all thy mercies) with the spiritual food of his most precious body and blood, to my great and endless comfort. Enable me, O Lord, through thy gracious assistance, to perform the conditions of that

sacramental covenant which I have this day so solemnly renewed and confirmed in thy presence, and at thy table; that through the strength and power of that heavenly food I have there been partaker of, I may daily grow in grace and in the knowledge of Christ Jesus, and abound in every good word and work; and subdue in me all those inordinate lusts and corrupt affections which war against my soul; purify my mind from all evil thoughts, bad intentions, and evil designs; and suffer not pride, vainglory, self-love, malice, hatred or revenge, or any other evil whatsoever, to reign in my mortal body; but do thou keep it for ever in the purpose of my heart, faithfully to fulfil my baptismal vows and resolutions, which I have now again renewed at thy holy table; that by persevering in all virtue and holiness of life, I may at length be an inheritor of that infinite happiness and glory which thou hast promised by Christ our Lord. Amen.

A Prayer in private for the Grace of Perseverance.

HEAR most merciful Saviour, I humbly beseech thee, and let thy grace be ever assistant to all the endeavours and designs of thy weak and unworthy servant. I am not able of myself to do or think any thing that is good or well-pleasing in thy sight. O let thy Holy Spirit continually guard me against those numerous temptations which so strongly encounter me. Fix my inconstant mind, that I may not be led away with the errors of the wicked, and fall from my own stedfastness, but that I may persevere in good works unto the end. Moderate my affections and desires, and confine them only to such objects as are well-pleasing in thy sight. Let thy will be the sole guide and measure of mine, that all my hopes and wishes may centre in thee alone, and nothing may ever

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of any other temptation, I fall from my duty, do thou in mercy restore me again with a double portion of thy grace and Holy Spirit, to maintain a more vigorous de-fence against Satan and his devices. Shower down thy graces and blessings upon all my relations, [on my father and mother, on my brethren and sisters,] on all my friends, and give thy holy angels charge over them, to protect> them from all sin and danger. Make me diligent in the duties of my calling, and that in all the changes and. chances of this life, I may absolutely submit to thy Divine Providence. Let thy blessing be upon my actions, and let thy wisdom direct my intentions, that so the whole course of my life, and the principal designs of my heart, may be ordered by thy governance, to do always that which is righteous in thy sight, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

See Psalms iv. xvi. xxiii. lxxxvi.

When you go out of your Chamber.

THE blessing of God descend upon me and all belonging to me, and dwell in my heart for evermore; and bless my going out and my coming in, now and for ever. Amen.

EVENING PRAYER.

LET my prayer, O Lord, be set forth as incense, and the lifting up of my hands be as an evening sacrifice, Psalm cxli. 2. O Lord, our heavenly Father, Almighty and everlasting God, whose glory the heaven of heavens cannot contain, look down from the throne of thy majesty, and behold thy unworthy servant, prostrate before thy mercy-seat, humbly confessing unto thee the vanity and sinfulness of my whole life; especially the omissions of * Here name my duty and commissions of sin * this day particular sins wherewith I have so lately offended thine and failings of infinite Majesty and goodness, and so the day. grievously wounded my own soul; of these, and all other my transgressions, I most earnestly repent, and am heartily sorry for these my misdoings; the remembrance of thein is grievous unto me, the burden of them is intolerable: have mercy upon me, most merciful Father; for thy Son Jesus Christ's sake, forgive me all that is past, and accept of these my prayers and supplications, through the merits and mediation of the same, our Mediator and Redeemer. And although I am unworthy, through my manifold sins and iniquities, to offer unto thee any sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving, yet I beseech thee to accept of this my bounden duty, with my unfeigned thanks for all thy goodness and loving-kindness to me and all mankind †, purely proceeding from thy bounty, and wholly intended for my good, and particularly for preserving me this day in the midst of so many dangers incident to my condition, and from so many calamities as are due to my sins. Thou art my Creator, O my God, and protector; thou art the ulti

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