thee most humble and hearty thanks, for all thy goodness and loving kindness to us, and to all men. We bless thee for our creation, preservation, and all the blessings of this life; but above all, for thine inestimable love in the redemption of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ; for the means of grace, and for the hope of glory. And we beseech thee, give us that due sense of all thy mercies, that our hearts may be unfeignedly thankful, and that we shew forth thy praise, not only with our lips, but in our lives; by giving up ourselves to thy service, and by walking before thee in holiness and righteousness all our days; through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom, with thee and the Holy Ghost, be all honor and glory, world without end. Amen.

LIGHTEN our darkness we beseech thee, O Lord, and by thy great mercy defend us from all perils and dangers of this night; for the love of thy only Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.

Our Father which art in heaven, &c.

The

grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, &c.

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THURSDAY MORNING.

Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous: for it becometh well the just to be thankful.

PSALM 145.

WILL magnify thee, O God, my King: and I will praise thy Name for ever and

ever.

2 Every day will I give thanks unto thee: and praise thy name for ever and ever.

3 Great is the Lord, and marvellous, worthy to be praised: there is no end of his greatness.

4 One generation shall praise thy works unto another and declare thy power.

5 As for me, I will be talking of thy worship: thy glory, thy praise, and wondrous works;

6 So that men shall speak of the might of thy marvellous acts: and I will also tell of thy greatness.

7 The memorial of thine abundant kindness shall be shewed: and men shall sing of thy righteousness.

8 The Lord is gracious, and merciful: long-suffering, and of great goodness.

9 The Lord is loving unto every man : and his mercy is over all his works.

10 All thy works praise thee, O Lord: and thy saints give thanks unto thee.

11 They shew the glory of thy kingdom: and talk of thy power;

12 That thy power, thy glory, and mightiness of thy kingdom: might be known unto

men.

13 Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom and thy dominion endureth throughout all ages.

14 The Lord upholdeth all such as fall: and lifteth up all those that are down.

15 The eyes of all wait upon thee, O Lord and thou givest them their meat in due season.

16 Thou openest thine hand: and fillest all things living with plenteousness.

17 The Lord is righteous in all his ways: and holy in all his works.

18 The Lord is nigh unto all them that all such as call upon

him: upon

call
him faithfully.

yea,

19 He will fulfil the desire of them that

fear him he also will hear their cry, and will help them.

20 The Lord preserveth all them that love him but scattereth abroad all the ungodly.

21 My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord and let all flesh give thanks unto his holy Name for ever and ever.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son:

and to the Holy Ghost;

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be: world without end.

Let us pray.

Amen.

ALMIGHTY God, our heavenly Father,

who hast created us by thy power, preserved us by thy mercy, and, of thine infinite love and goodness towards us, hast given to us thine only and most dearly beloved Son Jesus Christ to be our Redeemer, and the Author of everlasting life; we render unto thee most hearty thanks for these great and inestimable benefits, and for the daily and multiplied instances of thy loving kindness to us: And we beseech thee, give us such a

lively and lasting sense of what thou hast done for us, that we may not grow secure and careless in our obedience, by presuming upon thy great and undeserved goodness; but that it may lead us to unfeigned repentance, and move us to be the more diligent and zealous in all the duties of our Religion; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

GOD, the strength of all them that put their trust in thee, mercifully accept our prayers; and because through the weakness of our mortal nature we can do no good thing without thee, grant us the help of thy grace, that in keeping thy commandments we may please thee, both in will and deed. Help us to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil, and with pure hearts and minds to follow thee the only God. Graft in our hearts the love of thy Name, increase in us true religion, nourish us with all goodness, and of thy great mercy keep us in the same; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.