font, we have stained our new birth by perverse wills, unholy thoughts, and unrighteous works, and are no more worthy to be called Thy children. O God, make speed to save us, O Lord, make haste to help us, for Jesus Christ His sake. Amen. O Lord our God, great in Prayer for Absolution. Name, and perfect in counsel, try our hearts, prove and examine our thoughts, and mercifully speak to us the language of absolution and forgiveness. O save us from our sins, and let Thy Heavenly mercy flow upon us full, and free, that we may find acceptance through Him who is perfect God and perfect man, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Supplication to the Father. O God, the searcher of all hearts, bless us, and save us, as we put our trust in Thee. O may Thy unseen guiding hand train us through all action and passion, through all permanence and change, in the beauty of holiness; that living as Christians, we may learn to die as Christians, and finally, be saved through Thy mercy in Christ. Amen. O Lamb of God, once To the Son. slain, now exalted far above Angels, and Principalities, and Powers, have mercy upon us; O win us to Thyself by the ties of gratitude, love, and obedience, and looking to Thy cross, may we by Thy grace partake of all its benefits, and accept with grateful hearts, the plenteous redemption provided for us through Thy blood. Amen. To the O God our Sanctifier, have mercy upon us, enlighten Holy Ghost. us, and show us the danger of sin. Baptized as we have been at the font of Christian love, and made partakers of a new name, and a new nature, we beseech Thee to continue cleanse every fountain of impurity within us, and to give us grace to live godly, righteously, and soberly, in this present world, that we may be accounted worthy of the kingdom of Heaven. To the Trinity in Unity. Amen. O ever-blessed Trinity, Three Persons, and One God, have mercy upon us, win us to Thine obedience by the ties of gratitude and love, and strengthen and increase our faith, ever more and more. Amen. Righteous Lord, who orderest all things for our good, who ordainest the best ends by the wisest means, lead us by faith through the path of virtue, to happiness. O continue to supply us with temporal, as well as spiritual blessings, and may we be clothed with that holiness which by purifying, shall Petition. make them more precious, by sanctifying, shall make them more sweet. O our guardian God, abide with us, and protect us throughout this night, give us peaceful rest, and refresh us, that we may enter with vigor on the duties and engagements of to-morrow, for Jesus Christ's sake. Amen. tion. O Lord God Almighty, Depreca who only art high and to be feared, give us strength to break loose from evil habits, renounce evil practices, and avoid evil associates, and make us feel the peril of relaxing for a moment our spiritual vigilance. O Lord, protect us from all evil and danger throughout this night, and never leave us, never forsake us, for Thy dear Son's sake, our Lord. Amen. O Lord Christ, Thou neverceasing never-failing Advo Intercession. cate with the Father, in mercy plead our cause, and intercede for us miserable sinners, while we intercede for ourselves, and for all whom sin and sorrow have reached. O give to all such blessings as Thou knowest to be best for them. We plead, Lord, for Thy Church, O let it be duly honoured, and its boundaries enlarged; for our Queen, and our Governors, may they be godly and righteously disposed; and for the people of this nation, may they be known among all nations as a truly Christian people; O Lord, fetch back the wanderers from Thy fold, watch over the sick, support the poor, comfort the mourners; bless all our dear relations and friends, never leave them, never forsake them; and our enemies, take from them and from us all malice, and enmity; and to Thee with the Father, |