thee, but judgment and fiery indignation? that is, indeed, the due reward of my sins: but, O Lord, there is mercy with thee, that thou mayest be feared. O fit me for that mercy, by giving me a deep and hearty repentance; and then, according to thy goodness, let thine anger and thy wrath be turned away from me: look upon me in thy Son, my blessed Saviour, and for the merit of his sufferings pardon all my sins: and, Lord, I beseech thee, by the power of thy grace, so to renew and purify my heart, that I may become a new creature, utterly forsaking every evil way, and living in a constant, sincere, universal obedience to thee all the rest of my days; that, behaving myself as a good and faithful servant, I may, by thy mercy, at the last be received into the joy of my Lord. Grant this, for

Jesus Christ's sake.

A Prayer for Grace.

O most gracious God, from whom every good and perfect gift cometh, I, wretched creature, that am not able of myself so much as to think a good thought, beseech thee to work in me both to will and to do according to thy good pleasure; enlighten my mind, that I may know thee, and let me not be barren or unfruitful in that knowledge: Lord, work in my heart a true faith, a purifying hope, and an unfeigned love towards thee: give me a full trust in thee, zeal for thee, reverence of all things that relate to thee: make me fearful to offend thee, thankful for thy mercies, humble under thy corrections, devout in thy service, sorrowful for my sins, and grant that in all things I may behave myself so, as befits a creature to his Creator, a servant to his Lord. Enable me likewise to perform that duty I owe to myself. Give me that meekness, humility, and contentedness, whereby I may always possess my soul in patience and thankfulness. Make me diligent in all my duties, watchful against all tempta

tions, perfectly pure and temperate, and so moderate in my most lawful enjoyments, that they may never become a snare to me. Make me also, O Lord, to be so affected towards my neighbour, that I never transgress that royal law of thine, of loving him as myself. Grant me exactly to perform all parts of justice, yielding to all whatsoever by any kind of right becomes their due: and give me such bowels of mercy and compassion, that I may never fail to do all acts of charity to all men, whether friends or enemies, according to thy command and example. Finally, I beseech thee, O Lord, to sanctify me throughout, that my whole spirit, and soul, and body, may be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ; to whom with thee and the Holy Ghost be all honour and glory for ever. Amen.

Intercession.

O Blessed Lord, whose mercy is over all thy works; I beseech thee to have mercy upon all men, and grant that the precious ransom, which was paid by thy Son for all, may be effectual to the saving of all. Give thy enlightening grace to those that are in darkness, and thy converting grace to those that are in sin: look with thy tenderest compassion upon the universal Church: O be favourable and gracious unto Sion, build thou the walls of Jerusalem. Unite all those that profess thy name to thee by purity and holiness, and to each other by brotherly love. Have mercy on this desolate Church and sinful nation: thou hast moved the land, and divided it, heal the sores thereof, for it shaketh. Make us so truly to repent of those sins which have provoked thy judgments, that thou also mayest turn, and repent, and leave a blessing behind thee. Bless those whom thou hast appointed our governors, whether in Church or State: so rule their hearts, and strengthen their hands, that they may neither want will nor power to punish wickedness and vice, and to main

tain thy true religion, and virtue. Have pity, O Lord, on all that are in affliction; be a father to the fatherless, and plead the cause of the widow; comfort the feeble-minded, support the weak, heal the sick, relieve the needy, defend the oppressed, and administer to every one according to their several necessities. Let thy blessings rest upon all that are near and dear to me, and grant them whatsoever thou seest necessary, either to their bodies or their souls: [Here name thy dearest relations.] Reward all those that have done me good, and pardon all those that have done or wished me evil; and work in them and me all that good which may make us acceptable in thy sight, through Jesus Christ.

For Preservation:

O Merciful God, by whose bounty alone it is that I have this day added to my life, I beseech thee so to guide me in it by thy grace, that I may do nothing which may dishonour thee, or wound my own soul; but that I may diligently apply myself to do all such good works as thou hast prepared for me to walk in. And, Lord, I beseech thee, give thy Angels charge over me, to keep me in all my ways, that no evil happen unto me, nor any plague come nigh my dwelling, but that I and mine may be safe under thy gracious protection, through Jesus Christ.

O Lord, pardon the wanderings and coldness of these petitions, and deal with me not according either to my prayers or deserts, but according to my needs, and thine own rich mercies in Jesus Christ, in whose blessed name and words I conclude these my imperfect prayers, saying, Our Father, &c.

DIRECTIONS FOR NIGHT.

[At night, when it draws towards the time of rest, bethink thyself how thou hast passed the day:

examine thine own heart, what sin, either of thought,. word, or deed, thou hast committed, what opportunity of doing good thou hast omitted, and whatsoever thou findest to accuse thyself of, confess humbly and penitently to God: renew thy purposes and resolutions of amendment, and beg his pardon in Christ; and this not slightly, and only as of course, but with all devout earnestness and heartiness, as thou wouldst do, if thou wert sure thy death were as near approaching as thy sleep, which for aught thou knowest may be so indeed: and therefore thou shouldst no more venture to sleep unreconciled to God, than thou shouldst dare to die so. In the next place, consider what special and extraordinary mercies thou hast that day received; as if thou hast had any great deliverance, either in thy inward man from some dangerous temptation, or in thy outward, from any great and apparent danger, and offer to God thy hearty and devout praise for the same: or, if nothing extraordinary have so happened, and thou hast been kept even from the approach of danger, thou hast not the less, but the greater cause to magnify God, who hath by his protection so guarded thee, that not so much as the fear of evil hath assaulted thee. And therefore omit not to pay him the tribute of humble thankfulness, as well for his usual and daily preservations, as his more extraordinary deliverances. And, above all, endeavour still by the consideration of his mercies, to have thy heart the more closely knit to him: remembering that every favour received from him is a new engagement upon thee to love and obey him.]

PRAYERS FOR NIGHT.

O Holy, blessed, and glorious Trinity, three Persons, and one God, have mercy upon me a miserable sinner.

Lord, I know not what to pray for as I ought; O

let thy Spirit help my infirmities, and enable me to offer up a spiritual sacrifice acceptable unto thee by Jesus Christ.

A Confession.

O most holy Lord God, who art of purer eyes than to behold iniquity, how shall I, miserable offender, dare to appear before thee, who am nothing but pollution? I am defiled in my very nature, having a backwardness to all good, and a readiness to all evil; but I have defiled myself yet much more by my own actual sins and wicked customs; I have transgressed my duty to thee, my neighbour, and myself, and that both in thought, in word, and in deed, by doing those things which thou hast expressly forbidden, and by neglecting to do those things thou hast commanded me: and this not only through ignorance and frailty, but knowingly and wilfully, against the motions of thy Spirit, and the checks of my own conscience. And, to make all these out of measure sinful, I have gone on in a daily course of repeating these provocations against thee, notwithstanding all thy calls to, and my own purposes and vows of amendment; yea, this very day I have not ceased to add new sins to all my former guilt; [Here name the particulars.] And now, O Lord, what shall I say, or how shall I open my mouth, seeing I have done these things? I know that the wages of these sins is death; but, O thou who willest not the death of a sinner, have mercy upon me! work in me, I beseech thee, a sincere contrition, and a perfect hatred of my sins; and let me not daily confess, and yet as daily renew them but grant, O Lord, that from this instant I may give a bill of divorce to all my most beloved lusts, and then be thou pleased to marry me to thyself, in truth, in righteousness, and holiness. And for all my past sins, O Lord, receive a reconciliation; accept of that ransom thy blessed Son hath