merciful Saviour: and grant that I may never fall into thofe Evils, which my Sins have juftly deferved. Thy Property is always to have Mercy; to thee only it appertaineth to forgive Sin; O turn away thy Anger from me, who meekly acknowledge my Vilenefs, and truly repent me of my Faults, and do now unfeignedly turn unto! thee, with full Purpofe and Refolution of Heart to ferve thee faithfully, and to make it the great Care and endeavour of my Life to please and obey thee.

O Lord! there is nothing that I defire so much, as to be of the Number of thy faithful and obedient Servants: Thy Favouris better than Life itself; thy Service is the moft perfect Freedom. Ó enable me, by the Affiftance of thy bleffed Spirit, to for fake all my Sins, and to reform whatever has been amifs in the Temper and Difpofition of my Mind, or in any of the Actions of my Life. Open thou mine Eyes, that I may see the Vilenefs and Deformity, as well as Danger of Sin; that I may fly from all Appearance of Evil, and with an unwearied Diligence follow after and pursue the Things that make for my everlasting Peace. Grant, that for the Time to come I may, live only unto thee, in an awful Fear of thy L 6 great

great Name, and a conftant Regard to thy bleffed Will, keeping always a Confcience void of Offence, both towards thee, and all Men.

Give me Grace to spend my Time reli gioufly, foberly, and ufefully, in the fubduing my Paffions, mortifying my corrupt Inclinations, and in the Practice of all thofe Duties thou requireft of me; that when thou shalt think fit to take me out of this State of Trial and Temptation here, I may be received into that bleffed Kingdom, where all Tears fhall be wiped from my Eyes, and Sin and Death fhall be no more. Grant this, O merciful Father, through the Merits and for the Sake of thy Son, and my alone Saviour, Jefus Chrift. Amen.

A Prayer to be used at the fame Time, or Shortly after either of the foregoing Confeffions.

O MOST Gracious and Merciful Father, who, in Pity and Compaffion to my Soul, haft given me this Opportunity of humbling myself before thee, accept, I earneftly intreat thee, of my unfeigned Sorrow for all the Sins which I have com

mitted against thy Divine Majefty; I confefs it bears no Proportion to the Heinoufnefs of my Offences; O do thou in much Mercy look upon me, and let the infinite Merits of my dear Redeemer fupply all my Defects; and refufe not, I beseech thee, for his dear Sake, to be reconciled unto me, and to admit me into thy Favour, with out which I am of all Creatures the most miferable.

O Lord, there is nothing that I defire so much, as to be delivered from the Power and Dominion of my Sins, and to be at perfect Peace with thee; for I have no Reft, fo long as I think I am under thy Difpleafure. I humbly therefore beg leave at this Time to renew the Vows and Refolutions I have often made, of loving and obeying thee; and for that End, I offer unto thy divine Majefty my Soul and Body, and all that is mine, humbly befeeching thee to take them into thy Cuftody, that being in Safety under thy Protection, they may be for ever dcvoted to thee and thy Service.

It is not, O Lord, with any Confidence in my own Strength, that I presume to give up myself to thy Obedience, (for alas! I am fenfible that my Heart is very false, and too easily drawn away by the deceitful;

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Tempter) but all my Hope and all my Dependence is in thy Almighty Power and Goodness; and to that I humbly fly for Help againft the cruel Enemy of my Soul, who is daily lying in wait to deftroy me. I know thy Grace is fufficient for me, and therefore in thee do I put my Truft. Thou art my Hope and my Confidence, my Saviour and mighty Deliverer; O never leave me then to myfelf, nor to the Weakness of my own corrupt Nature; but let thy Holy Spirit be always prefent with me to defend me in all my Conflicts, to fupport me under my many Weakneffes and Infirmities, to inftruct me in all difficult Cafes, and to carry me in Safety through the Trials and Temptations of this dangerous and deceitful World; and grant, O merciful Father, that I may never grieve that bleffed Spirit, nor fall into thofe Sins and Impurities, which will caufe him to leave and forfake me, and to abandon me to my own foolish and perverfe Will; but give me Grace in all Things to follow his Guidance and Direction, and to devote myself entirely to a Life of Virtue and Religion; that denying all Ungodlinefs, and worldly Lufts, I may live righteoufly, foberly, and godly, in this prefent World; and after I have ferved thee... faithfully

faithfully in this Life, I may be received. into those bleffed Regions of everlafting Reft and Peace, which thou haft referved for them that truly and fincerely love and ferve thee; through the Merits of thy beloved Son Jefus Chrift the Righteous,. Amen.

A Confeffion of Sins, to be used by a grievous Sinner, who having led a very wicked Life, is now come to a Senfe of his Sins, and defires to bumble himself before God for the fame.

O MOST mighty God! Thou art a confuming Fire to all rebellious and impenitent Sinners; a dreadful Avenger of fuch as are obftinately wicked, but a most compaffionate Father to all thofe that truly repent, and turn unto thee; O how shall I dare to speak unto thee, who am all over Sin and Pollution; a Creature vile and loathsome in my own Eyes by reason of my Sins, but much more fo in thine, who art a God of infinite Purity and Holiness, : and hateft Iniquity with a perfect Hatred! O Lord, when I look back upon my past Life, I am. aftonished at thy Patience and

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