quire to be led by the Spirit of God; O Lord, we have broken Thy commandments, we have neglected obvious duties, and have not obeyed the voice of the Lord our God: we humbly pray that our confessions may be accepted through Jesus Christ our Saviour.

Amen.

Prayer for

O God of love, who, in Thy great compassion, hast absolution. declared to us the possibility, and revealed the terms of pardon, and absolution from sin, accept the satisfaction of Thy only begotten Son, through the shedding of His blood for the remission of our sins, and remove from us the curse of Thy broken law, for Jesus Christ's sake, our Lord. Amen.

Almighty God, Uncrea- Supplica= tion to the ted, Incomprehensible, and Father. Eternal, have mercy upon us, and illu

minate our souls by that sanctifying principle which will draw heavenward all our employments, and amusements, our affection, studies, and knowledge, our time, talents, and health, our hopes, joys, and sorrows; O Lord, may we continue to be more and more conformed to Thy divine will. Amen.

To the Son.

O Christ, our paschal Lamb, who bare our sins on Thy body on the cross, show Thy mercy upon us, wash us, and save us; and at the end of every week may we be found more pious Christians, modelled more after Thy example, more nearly conformed to Thy divine image, that, possessing believing hearts, and holy tempers, we may both possess and diffuse peace and joy. Amen.

To the

O God the Holy Ghost, Holy Ghost. who helpest our infirmities,

and makest intercession for us, show Thy mercy upon us, and as we have all received Thy regenerating grace, may we all bring forth the fruits of righteousness, to Thy honour and glory. Amen.

O adorable and eternal

To the Trinity in Trinity, One unchangeable Unity. God, have mercy upon us; dispose our hearts to submit with reverence to Thy revealed will, and ever keep us stedfast in the faith once delivered to the saints. Amen.

Petition.

O God, the author and source of all good, continue we pray Thee to provide for us this day as hitherto, out of Thy bounty. O give us health of body, that we may yield our members servants to righteousness unto holiness; and peaceful minds, that we may employ their energies in the service of religion and godliness; and

if it please Thee to deprive us of, or withhold from us any blessing, teach us, O Lord, humbly and submissively to acquiesce in Thy will, for Jesus Christ Amen.

His sake.

Depreca= Lord, who art ever with tion. us, to assist and prevent us, deliver us by Thy mercy, from the greatest evil, our sins, that finally we may be delivered from eternal death, the punishment due to transgressions. O frustrate the temptations of every enemy throughout this day, and every day of our lives, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Interces=

sion.

Almighty God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who is the Shepherd and Bishop of our souls, establish our hearts unblameable before Thee, that we may be made partakers of His never-ceasing intercession: Lord, remember all our brethren in the flesh,

have pity on those who are not yet in the number of Thine elect; show the heinousness of their guilt to those who are breaking their baptismal vows: touch the consciences of those who are quenching the Spirit; and teach the sacred nature of Thy laws to those who are breaking Thy commandments; give knowledge to the ignorant, and wisdom to those who are in error; and bring back to Thy Church those who are in heresy or schism; bless our Queen, and all in authority under her, and may our nation be known as a nation of Christians; bless Thy Church and its ministers, that Thy Word, sacraments, ordinances, and traditions, may be preserved pure and undefiled; and bless this family, with all our relations, friends and benefactors: (es- Introduce pecially *) O Lord may the indibiduals and their Spirit of Christ dwell in special cases.