we remember thee on our bed; and think on thee in the night-watches; and when we awake, may we still be with thee.

Furthermore, we entreat thee, O Lord, our God, to bless the whole race of mankind with all things needful for life and godliness. Prepare thy way before the face of all people; and visit them with thy salvation. Vouchsafe thy blessing to this nation and its rulers, and let thy glory still dwell in our land. To all thy people give thy grace, that they may learn to fear thee, and to submit themselves to every ordinance of man, for thy sake. Keep us, O Lord, from all sedition, privy conspiracy, and rebellion; and continue to stretch forth the right hand of thy Majesty, to be our defence against all our enemies. Give and preserve to our use the kindly fruits of the earth, so that in due time we may enjoy them. Grant that the course of this world may be so peaceably ordered by thy governance, that thy Church may joyfully serve thee in all godly quietness. Bless all who have done, or wished us good; and reward them sevenfold into their bosoms. Do good to those who have done, or wished us evil; and give them repentance and better minds. Preserve the rich and prosperous from worldly pride; and the poor and needy from envyings and discontent. Finally, we beseech thee, Almighty God, who knowest our necessities before we aşk, and our ignorance in asking, to have compassion on our

infirmities; and those things which, for our unworthiness, we dare not, and, for our blindness, we cannot ask, vouchsafe to give us, for the worthiness of thy Son Jesus Christ, our Lord. Our Father, &c. The grace, &c.

WEDNESDAY MORNING.

ALMIGHTY and most merciful Father, we have erred and strayed from thy ways like lost sheep. We have followed too much the devices and desires of our own hearts. We have left undone those things which we ought to have done: and have done those things which we ought not to have done. But, O Lord, have mercy upon us, miserable offenders, according to thy promises in Christ Jesus our Lord. And grant, for his sake, that we may hereafter live a godly, righteous, and sober life, to the glory of thy holy name.

Help us especially so to live through the day upon which we have entered. Bless us in all our ways; and, whatever we do, may we do it as unto thee, with a single eye to thy glory, and an humble dependence on thy fatherly protection. Enlighten our understanding; control our wills; and sanctify our affections.

Preserve us, that neither the pleasures nor the cares of this life may turn away our thoughts from the life which is to come. May we learn and labour daily to live above the world, and to follow all our occu

pations in it with a heavenly mind. Enable us faithfully to discharge our several duties to thee, and to our fellow creatures; that we may be useful in our generation among men, and steadfast in our covenant with thee. Having had much forgiven of thee, may we love thee much, and strive to please thee in all our ways. May nothing ever separate between us and thee, by causing us to grow weary of thy service. But may we keep thy covenant for ever; and think upon thy commandments to do them, finding thy yoke easy, and thy burden light; yea, accounting thy service perfect freedom, and the very joy of our heart.

We beseech thee, O Lord, to embrace with the arms of thy mercy not only ourselves, but all who partake of our fallen nature. Pity and convert the wicked. May they no longer make a mock at sin, but learn to tremble at that wrath which thou hast revealed against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men. Give them grace to stand in awe of thy judgments, and to sin no more. Bless thy faithful people with knowledge and good understanding in the ways of godliness: and let not the children of this world be wiser in their generation than the children of light. And since many are the afflictions of the righteous, Lord, remember them, and all their troubles; yea, may they be had before thee in everlasting remembrance: Grant that every affliction, though not for the present joyous, but grievous, may yield

the peaceable fruits of righteousness to such as are exercised thereby. And do thou bring them, at the last, to that place of rest and peace, where thou wilt wipe away all tears from their faces; where there shall be no more sorrow, nor crying; nor any more pain.

Assist us mercifully, O Lord, in these our supplications and prayers; and dispose the way of thy servants towards the attainment of everlasting salvation; that, among all the changes and chances of this mortal life, we may ever be defended by thy most gracious and ready help, through Jesus Christ our Lord..

Our Father, &c. The grace, &c.

WEDNESDAY EVENING.

ALMIGHTY God, who makest light and createst darkness, the returns of the morning and evening praise thee. We have been defended by thy mighty power through the day; and we desire to conclude it by speaking good of thy name. The dead praise not thee, O Lord; neither they that go down to the silence of the grave. But let the living, let the living praise thee. Grant that we, while we have any being, may sing praises unto thee, our God. Put now into our mouths that glorious song of thanksgiving, which none can sing but the redeemed of the Lord; and, when this life is ended, may we be prepared to join

that countless multitude before thy throne, who rest not, day and night, proclaiming the praises of him who loved them, and washed them from their sins in his own blood.

And, that we may be so prepared, we pray thee, O Lord Jesus, to love us, as thou hast loved them; and to wash us, as thou hast washed them. They were by nature children of wrath, even as we. But we have heard with our ears, and our fathers have declared unto us the noble works which thou didst in their days, and in the old time before them. And thy arm is not shortened, that it cannot save; nor is thy ear heavy, that it cannot hear. Look therefore upon us, even upon us, also, Ô Lord, our Redeemer. Arise, help us, and deliver us, for thy name's sake. Be unto us a tower of strength against all our enemies. And, that they may not get advantage of us, grant that we may be always sober and watchful unto prayer, putting on the breast-plate of faith and love, and for a helmet the hope of salvation.

We look up to thee, O Lord Almighty, for thy blessing through the night. May we lie down, and our sleep be sweet unto us. And grant that, whether waking or sleeping, we may live together with thee.

We desire, also, to commend our fellow-creatures to thy fatherly mercy. We humbly beseech thee, O thou Fountain of goodness, to bless our civil rulers. Endue them with thy Holy Spirit;