ning, Who didst become as we are in all things, sin only except, for the salvation of our race; Who didst send out Thy holy disciples and apostles to preach and to teach the Gospel of Thy kingdom, and to heal every sickness and every infirmity in Thy people; do Thou, O Master, now send out Thy light and Thy truth. Lighten the eyes of my understanding to comprehend Thy Divine oracles. Fit me to be a hearer thereof, and not only to be a hearer but a doer of the Word. Prepare me to bear fruit, and good fruit, thirty and a hundred fold, that I may be counted worthy of the kingdom of heaven, and glorify Thee with the Father and the Holy Ghost, now and for ever. Amen.

No. 2.

LORD, I humbly desire Thy help to keep my

Lord Jesus ever before my eyes while reading Thy holy Word. Give me the deepest reverence for it. Preserve me from all taint of unbelief and error. Grant that all I learn may bear fruit in amendment of life, and in increase of faith, and love, and usefulness in Thy Church; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Before Public Speaking, or other Public Work.

LORD God, I give myself to Thy guidance in this work. Suffer me not to go from the path of what pleases Thee, and promotes Thy glory. Give me, I beseech Thee, special grace to be an instrument whereby Thou shalt work Thy purposes in this matter. And if it

please Thee to vouchsafe success to that which is done through Thy unworthy servant, protect me against myself, against vanity and vainglory. Check and calm me when elated. Make me simply grateful for the honour of being a channel of Thy power, and most anxious that all men shall see that it is not my doing; so that they may give Thee the credit of Thine own work, and that I may receive only the honour that cometh from Thee; through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth, and keep the door of my lips. Amen.

In Time of Perplexity.

GOD of light, and truth, and goodness, may Thy Holy Spirit direct me in this perplexity. Let me faithfully consider what is required of me, that I may see my duty, in the settled purpose of doing what I believe to be most acceptable to Thee. Help me to omit nothing, in order to be rightly informed and wisely directed; and then strengthen me to walk bravely in the line of Thy will; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

In Time of Temptation.

HEAVENLY Father, for Thy Son's sake, Jesus Christ our Lord, have mercy on me, and succour me in this trial, in this assault of the evil one. Deliver my soul from his craft and his power; send Thy holy Angels to defend me. Bring forth the spear, and stop the way against them that pursue me; enable me either to withstand firmly, or to flee in safety to Thee. Without Thee I am helpless, with Thee I can do all things! According to Thy blessed will, O Lord,

deliver me. Oh, let me not be disappointed of my hope! Amen.

In Time of Ill-success and Discouragement.

ALMIGHTY God, Father and Lord of all creatures, Who hast disposed all things so as best to glorify Thy wisdom, serve the ends of Thy justice, and magnify Thy mercy; Who by secret and indiscernible ways dost bring good out of evil; we humbly beseech Thee to give us wisdom to adore Thee, and to admire Thy unsearchable footsteps. Teach us to submit to Thy Providence in all things; to be content in all changes of persons and conditions; in prosperity to be temperate; in adversity to be meek, patient, and resigned, and to look through the cloud, waiting for the consolation of the Lord. Strengthen us in the meantime with Thy Spirit in the inner man to do our duty with an unwearied diligence and an undisturbed resolution, laying up our hopes in heaven; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

In Time of Depression.

THOU great Physician of men, I come to Thee for relief from the pressure which lies sadly upon my spirits. Indeed my work seems all unsatisfactory, my efforts so feeble as to be useless, and I not improving in energy, or devotion, or saintliness. My whole heart is sick, my mind out of tune, and my faculties disabled, even for praying to Thee as I ought. To Thee, as my sure Refuge, I betake myself for help. As this depression is Thy visitation, I willingly submit to it; I resolve to bear it as my own infirmity

without repining. Yet with unfeigned resignation to Thy will I humbly supplicate Thee to remove it in Thy good time. Restore to me soon, I pray Thee, a cheerful composure of mind, a firm trust in Thy overruling providence, and a simple devotion of all my efforts and energies to Thy glory, so that in patience and hope I may quietly work on until Thou shalt call me to rest with Thee in Paradise; unto which blessed place vouchsafe to bring me, with all Saints, there to await the resurrection of the just, and eternal glory in heaven, world without end. Amen.

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In Personal Affliction.

Jesus Christ crucified would have few imitators, if God did not lay the cross on us."

No. I.

BLESSED Jesus, I ought to think it an honour that I am called to bear a cross after Thee. Oh, fit and prepare me for this burden which Thou hast now laid upon me, and do Thou help me to bear it willingly and with resignation. O my Lord, I cannot but be very sad under it. I cannot but feel faint and weary. But Thou wilt prevent me from being hopeless and murmuring. I want patience, and Thou canst give it me. I want to keep myself still, and Thou canst calm me. And when the pangs of this affliction are lightened for a time, let me gain a great step upward in humble hope. So when they return, and press keenly and almost unbearably upon me, I may still feel that relief is at hand, and be comforted, and find Thy hand outstretched over me, to draw me to Thyself, and subdue my impatience, and heal my sore heart.

. . . Lord, I will turn myself to think of Thy agony of soul; of Thy desolation, when Thou wast forsaken of God! And what is my sorrow compared to Thine? though I be indeed in want of some of Thy comforts, yet not of all; though I be chastened, yet I am not forsaken; though I be cast down, yet I am not destroyed; yea, even though my outward man decay and perish, yet let my inward man be renewed daily. Lord, I wait on Thee!" "I thank Thee! I take courage!" Amen.

No. 2.

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HY art thou so full of heaviness, O my

Woul; and why art thou so disquieted

within me?

Oh, put thy trust in God, for I will yet give Him thanks for the help of His countenance. Turn again, then, unto thy rest, O my soul, for the Lord hath rewarded thee.

In the midst of the sorrows that I had in my heart Thy comforts have refreshed my soul.

Nevertheless, though I am sometimes afraid, yet put I my trust in Thee.

He truly is my Strength and my Salvation. He is my Defence, so that I shall not fall. Thou art my Helper and my Redeemer. Lord, make no long tarrying.

When I am poor, and in heaviness, Thy help, O God, shall lift me up.

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When Indisposed to Pray.

ADORE Thee, O Lord my God, for Thy goodness in permitting us to pray to Thee in the Name of Thy Son Christ our Lord. I pray Thee to forgive this coldness and slug