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beg all Things needful both for myfelf, and all Mankind; particularly all that I am in any Way bound to pray for.

Our Father, &c.

A Prayer to be used by a Servant at any Time of the Day, or that may be added to any other Devotions.

O LORD my God, thou haft made me, and doft difpofe of all Things in a wife and excellent Order; thou hast placed me in the Condition of a Servant; O grant that I may discharge the Duties of it zealously and faithfully; enable me to employ and improve the Talents which thou haft entrufted me with, to thy Glory, and the Good of my own Soul; and make me useful and ferviceable, honeft and diligent in the Station to which it hath pleased thee to call me. O fuffer me not to fall into any Breach of Truft with Man, left I fall under the Vengeance of thee my God.

Keep me, I beseech thee, from Pride and Frowardness, from Difcontent and Murmuring, and give me a meek and humble Spirit.

O thou Lover of Peace and Concord,"

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enable me to live in brotherly Affection, Unity and Concord, with my Fellow Servants and grant that we may be a mutual Comfort, and afford mutual Affiftances to each other, as well in our fpiritual, as temporal Concerns.

Lord, let not my Soul, by any Connivance or Encouragement, or any other Act of mine, lie under the Guilt of being the Occafion of the Difcontent, or Injury, or Ruin of any Family or Perfon; but make me an Inftrument of Peace and Profperity wherever I am. I know, O Lord, that Humility and Industry are Virtues that are not fo pleafing to a carnal Mind; but do thou make me fenfible how great the Recompence of Self-denial, and all other Virtues, will one Day be.

Make me, O Lord, to remember that I am always in thy Sight, and that thou doft ponder all my Paths; that I may be fully convinced, that both my temporal and eternal Intereft depends upon the faithful and confcientious Performance of my Duty; that fo I may not be feduced or difcouraged by any Temptation whatsoever, but ftill looking up to God, and having regard to the Recompence of Reward, I may run with Patience the Race that is fet before

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me, through Jefus Chrift our Lord; in the fullest Senfe of whofe Words, I pray to be heard for myfelf, and all Mankind. Our Father, &c.

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Though these three Prayers are all 'that are particularly provided for the Ufe ' of Servants, yet it is hoped, they will not look upon themselves excufed from using 'others; but that when they have Leisure 'and Opportunity, they will make Use of 'fome of the Morning and Evening Prayers for private Perfons, as well as fome of the 'other Prayers for the intermediate Times ' of the Day.'

Ejaculations on several Occafions.

Acts of Adoration and Praife.

1. BLESS the Lord, O my Soul; O Lord, my God, thou art become exceeding glorious, thou art cloathed with Ho-. nour and Majefty!

2. O Lord, how manifold are thy Works, in Wisdom haft thou made them all; the Earth is full of thy Riches!

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3. To the only wife God, our Saviour, be Glory and Majefty, Dominion, and Power, both now and ever. Amen.

4. Be thou exalted, Lord, in thine own Strength, fo will we fing and praise thy Power.

5. Bleffing and Honour, Glory and Power, Thanksgiving and Praife, be unto him that fitteth upon the Throne, and to the Lamb for ever and ever.

6. Praise the Lord, O my Soul, and all that is within me praife his holy Name: Praise the Lord, O my Soul, and forgetnot all his Benefits.

7. O magnify the Lord our God, and fall down before his Footftool: for he is Holy.

8. Bleffed be the God and Father of our Lord Jefus Chrift, which according to his abundant Mercy, hath begotten us again. unto a lively Hope of an Inheritance, incorruptible and undefiled, that fadeth not away.

9. Thy Righteoufnefs, O God, is very high: Great Things, O Lord, are they which thou haft done: O God, who is like unto thee!

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Acts of Contrition, with Petitions for Pardon and Grace, that we may reform and amend our Lives.

1. O REMEMBER not the Sins and Offences of my Youth, but according to thy Mercy think thou upon me.

2. For thy Name's Sake, O Lord, be merciful unto my Sin, for it is great.

3. Enter not into Judgment with thy Servant, O Lord, for in thy Sight shall no Man living be juftified.

4. Have Mercy npon me, O God, after thy great Goodnefs; according to the Multitude of thy Mercies, do away mine Offences.

5. Who can tell how oft he offendeth? O cleanfe thou me from my fecret Faults. 6. Order my Steps in thy Word, and let not any Iniquity have Dominion over me. 7. Shew me thy Ways, O Lord, and teach me thy Paths.

8. Pity, O Lord. the prefent Frailty of thy Servant, and fuffer not my Blindness to lead me into Ruin.

9. Suffer not my Frailties to become a Cuftom, left I die impenitent and perish without Recovery.

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