ALMIGHTY God, Creator of the universe, the Maker and Disposer of the hearts of men, and sovereign Lord of all, we bless thy holy name for the innumerable benefits which, from time to time, Thou hast bestowed upon us; and especially for thy late mercies, vouch, safed unto us, in granting us the blessing of peace. We would raise a memoriale of thy abundant kindness, and tell out thyworks with gladness.ɔile <wonoz odt to butit'or

We acknowledge, O Lord, that no fighte ousness of our own hath merited this blessing; neither hath our own strengths on foresight procured it. For we are a people daden with iniquity; and it is of thy meray that we have not been altogether consumedsro Thou hast not dealt with us according to our sins, nor rewarded us according to our iniquities. But as the heavens are higher than the earth, so great has been thy mercy towards us. Thy right hand and thy stretched-out arm have helped and delivered us, and confounded all them that are enemies to peace.

It is Thou, the God of peace, who makest wars to cease in all the earth; who breakest the bow, and knappest the spear in sunder,

and burnest the chariots in the fire: who stillest the ragings of the sea, and the noise of his waves, and the madness of the people; who sayest unto the storm, "Peace, be still ;' and there is a great calm. Thou hast made us glad through thy works; and we rejoice in giving thanks for the operation of thy hands. Thou hast granted us our heart's desire; and hast not denied us the request of our lips.

Unto Thee, O Lord, do we give thanks; yea, unto Thee do we give thanks. Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto thy name be all the praise. To Thee be ascribed all honor and glory, with humble and hearty thanks, in all churches of the saints. Even so blessed be Thou, O Lord God, who alone doest marvellous things; and blessed be the name of thy glorious Majesty, which is exalted above all blessing and praise.

Complete, we pray Thee, this work of mercy and kindness towards us. May the fruit of righteousness be sown in peace. And as, in the beginning, the Spirit of God moved on the face of the waters, causing light to shine out of darkness, and order from confusion, grant that by the same Spirit the world may now be effectually delivered from the night of crimes and misery, wherewith it hath been [long] surrounded.

May the nations of the earth learn to fear Thec, and work righteousness. May they beat their swords into plough-shares, and their

spears into pruning-hooks. Let nation not lift up sword against nation; neither let them learn war any more. Grant that the weapons of their warfare may no longer be carnal, but spiritual, to the pulling down of the strong holds of sin and Satan. Let them strive only for the faith of the Gospel, and for the establishment of the empire of the Prince of Peace; provoking one another to love and to good works. Let them not hurt, or destroy in all thy holy mountain; but let the earth be filled with the knowledge of thy glory, as the waters cover the sea. Bring to pass the saying that is written; the kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord and of his Christ, and He shall reign for ever and ever.

Be gracious, O Lord, unto our land. As it hath pleased Thee of thy great mercy, to say unto the destroying sword, "It is enough :" so may it please Thee, also, to grant, that we may not, by turning again unto our sins, provoke Thee to lift it up any more against us. Give peace in our time, O Lord. Cleanse us

from all our sins, for which Thou hast visited us in times past; that we may no more hear of wars and rumours of wars. Turn our hearts unto Thee, as the heart of one man. Preserve us from national pride; and from all the snares of national prosperity; lest, when we are full, we deny Thee, and say, who is the Lord? and forget that it is thy hand, which hath mercifully delivered us from all our dan

gers and adversities.

In all time of our wealth, as well as in all time of our tribulation, Good Lord, deliver us. Grant that we may be a nation blessed of Thee; a people whom Thou wilt choose for thy own inheritance. Regard, we beseech Thee, with thy special favor, the Church to which we belong. Protect and defend it from all evils, whether from without or from within. Grant to thy chosen servant our most gracious Sovereign, long to preside over it as a nursing father, and thy minister for good to all his people.

Pour down thy blessing upon all ministers of religion. Teach them to be examples of holiness to those who are under their charge; to comfort the distressed; to bind up the broken-hearted; to lead back to thy fold all those that are gone astray, and that are in error. Unite all our hearts in earnest desires to build up the walls of Jerusalem; and to promote the kingdom of thy dear Son. Let all bitterness and clamor, and evil speaking be put away from us, with all malice. Give us the spirit of peace, of purity, and of zeal for thy blessed Gospel; that we may be followers of Thee, our God, as dear children, and abide in love, as Christ also hath loved us.

Finally, give us all grace to walk in the ways of our holy profession, that Thou mayst delight to dwell among us, and to do us good; and that all our temporal and spiritual blessings, with which Thou hast favored us, even from of old, and beyond all other nations, may

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through thy providence, and mighty protec tion, be continued to us and our posterity, for ever and ever. Grant this, O Lord, for Jesus Christ's sake, our only Mediator and Advocate, Amen. Our Father, &c. Grace, mercy, and peace, &c.

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ALMIGHTY God, the Father of mercies, and the God of all consolation, our only help in time of need, we flee unto Thee for succour in this season of tribulation and distress. Out of the deeps we call unto Thee, O Lord, Lord, hear our voice. O let thine ears consider well the voice of our complaint.

We acknowledge, O God, that for our iniquities we are visited, and for our sins are we troubled. We are born to trouble as the sparks fly upward, because we have been transgressors from the womb. And if Thou shouldest be extreme to mark what we have done amiss, our present sorrows would only be the beginning of sorrows, which should know no end. Wherefore should a living man complain? a man for the punishment of his sins?