fect the cure thou haft begun upon our minds; and then when thou fhalt have brought us to glory, we who through our earthlinefs, carnality, and folly, have been weary of a little attendance upon thee, in time, fhall think eternity itself too ftrait and too narrow for us to blefs and magnify so good a God, fo well deferving at our hands. 19. Do good unto the whole world, recover thy lapfed creation, compaffionate the forlorn condition of mankind, loft in themselves, and loft to God, through ignorance, ftupidity, and fenfeleffnefs, where perfons have never been awakned; through superstition, idolatry, and falfe worship, wherein many have been nurfed up and bred; through atheifm, diffolutenefs, and profanenefs, whereby they have made havock of confcience. : 20. O let the light of the glorious gofpel of Chrift break forth and fhine throughout the whole world: fulfil the promise thou has made unto the Meffiah, that thou wilt give him the heathen for his inheritance, and the utmost parts of the earth for his posfeffion that the wolf fhall dwell with the lamb, and that the leopard fhall ly down with the kid, the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; that they fhall not hurt nor deftroy in all thy holy mountain but that there may be a perfect dwelling together in love, harmony, and reconciliation with the whole creation. 21. Reform all things amifs in thefe kingdoms: controul atheism, irreligion and profanenefs: eftablish peace, truth, and righteoufnefs: fruftrate all naughty defigns fuffer us not to be hurried back again to popery, fuperftition, or any false worship; but fettle us in the purity of our religion, and our juft rights. Reftrain the fons of violence, that turn all into confufion, and that make havock and defolation in the family of God. 22. Direct 22. Direct him whom thou haft placed on the throne &c. furnish him with all divine gifts, and graces that may fanctify his foul here, and fave him hereafter. Blefs him and us in all his royal family, &c. 23. Compaffionate all in mifery and affliction; efpecially fuch whofe cafes we are acquainted with : comfort, help and restore, O Lord, be thou a prefent help to them in any needful time of trouble: such as lie upon fick beds; direct those that are about them to proper and fit means for their recovery, and add thy bleffing: take not them nor us out of this ftate, till thou haft fitted and qualified us for the state of immortality, eternity and glory. 24. Affift us now in the fervice we are met to perform, that we beginning in the name and fear of God, may be promoted by divine affiftance, encouraged by thy acceptance, and end in thy glory, and the advantage of our immortal fouls. Grant that which fhall be now fpoken according to thy will, may be received as from thyfelf, and turned to the information of our understandings, wherein any of us have been mistaken; the refining of our fpirits; the right ordering the actions of our lives and converfations; that God in all things may be glorified; and our fouls finally faved in the day of our Lord Jefus Christ, by whom we are bold to call thee father, &c. FINI S |