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conftant; and never let any any more ruffle and discompose my Mind. Bleffed be thy Name for that Relish thou haft given me of spiritual Delights; that Defire of poffeffing the eternal Inheritance: Let the Enjoyments of Senfe appear mean and contemptible, and let not the Pleasures of the World any more prevail upon me to tranfgrefs thy holy Laws.

Grant, O Lord, that I may walk worthy of these thy diftinguishing Mercies, and live as becomes the Redeemed of the Lord. Without thee, O bleffed Jefus, I can do nothing without thee, who art the Son of Righteoufnefs, I fhall walk in Darkness; without thee, who art the Physician of Souls, I fhall languifh and die; without thee, who art the Joy of all devout Minds, I shall confume my Days away in Sadness. Remain therefore, O Lord, and abide with me for ever: 1 fhall then be enabled to do thy Will in this Life, and thereby be qualified to partake of thy Glories to all Eternity in the next, Amen, Amen.

PRAYERS

PRAYERS for Several Occasions.

A Prayer for the Converfion of a Sinner, to be used by a Friend.

O BLESSED Jefus thou great Lover of Souls, who cameft into the World to call Sinners to Repentance, and to seek and to fave those that were loft; grant that thy Example may excite in Chriftians, a true and real Concern for the Salvation of one another. I defire, O Lord, to be filled with that truly Chriftian Spirit, and am now: come before thee, humbly to intercede with thee in the Behalf of (bere name the Perfon) who feems to be under the Power of Sin, and to live as without God in the World, and in Danger of being for ever loft. O what fhall I do for him? And: how fhall I apply myfelf to be helpful to bim? I defire to learn Wifdom of thee, my Lord, and to be enabled to use the most proper Methods and Expedients to work upon him, and to do him Good. O inftruct me in the Way that I fhall take; and affift and blefs me in the Means and Endea

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O Almighty God, who canft enlighten the darkest Minds, foften the hardest Hearts, conquer the ftubborneft Wills, and turn even the most hopeless Sinners to thyself, be thou pleased to manifeft the Powers of thy Grace, in the Cafe that is fo fad and deplorable: Convince him, O Lord, of the great Danger his Soul is in ; open bis Eyes, foften his Heart, and turn his Courfe; break the Force of his Temptations, and make him a Way to escape out of the Enemy's Hands, that even he, who feems to be now dead in Trefpaffes and Sins, may hear thy Voice and live.

Give him a true and unfeigned Repentance; forgive him all the evil Thoughts and Devices of his Heart, and all the offenfive, wicked Carriage of his Life; forgive him all his Sins of Omiffion and Commiffion, and bring him with full Purpose of Heart to refign and give up himself to thee: and make him diligent to redeem the Time that he hath loft, and to become exemplary in all the Practices of Piety and Honefty, of Charity and Sobriety, and all other Duties of a Chriftian Life; that be

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may be truly changed, and quite another manner of Perfon in all holy Converfation and Godlinefs. To this End, grant that he may seriously confider the Promifes and Threatenings of the Gofpel, the ineftimable Rewards thou haft promised to the Good, and those dreadful Punishments thou haft threatened to the Wicked. O grant him an Inheritance amongst them that are fanctified through Faith in thee, and fend down that renewing Grace into his Heart, which may be there as a Well of Water, fpringing up to everlasting Life. Incline him to be diligent in the Use of the Means of Grace which thou hast appointed; and grant that be may not refift and grieve thy Holy Spirit, but conftantly obey and follow his kind Motions and Operations. Thus comfort and rejoice the Soul of thy Servant, O Lord; shew, O bleffed Jefus, thy faving Mercy, not only to this Perfon, but to myself and all Mankind. Amen.

A Prayer for a Perfon under any Injuries, Abufes or Provocations.

BLESSED Jefus, the Prince of Peace, I am fenfible, that even the best of Men in paffing through this tumultuous World, are often infulted, and evil intreated: Thou thyself didst meet with cruel Mockings and Scourgings when upon Earth, and waft evil intreated, and fpit upon, and perfecuted even to Death itself: Neither did thy bleffed Disciples find a better Treatment from the World; they had also Trial of cruel Mockings and Scourgings, and of fevere Bonds and Imprifonment: And if this was the Ufage that thou and thy Followers had in the World, O what am I that I fhould look to be exempted from all Injuries and Wrongs! Such as I have made my Enemies, by my Folly and Mifcarriage, Lord, incline and enable me to appeafe and gain them; direct my Ways to please thee, that thou mayest make them to be at Peace with me; and fuch as are my Enemies wrongfully, Lord, lay not this Sin to their Charge; open their Eyes, purify their Minds, and turn their

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