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¶ Then the following Prayers and Intercessions:

MOST merciful God, whose mercy is as high

as the heavens, and endureth for ever; thou hast opened thy hand to fill us with blessings and the sweet effects of thy loving-kindness. Thou art pitiful as a father, tender as a mother: we pray thee to fill our souls with a deep sense of thy unspeakable goodness, that our thankfulness may be as great as our need of mercy. Whatever we possess, outwardly or inwardly, is thy gift. Let thy fatherly loving-kindness still preserve and bless us: as thou hast holden us up ever since we were born, so let thy mercy go along with us all our days: and grant that after we have, by thy aid, fought the good fight of faith, and finished our earthly course, we may lie down in righteousness, and have a joyful resurrection to the society of saints and angels, and the full fruition of heavenly blessedness in the presence of thy glorified Son Jesus Christ. Amen.

OLY Father, grant us, we earnestly beseech

HOLY

thee, time and opportunity to tarry in the most plentiful pastures of the holy Scriptures, where thou leadest us beside the still waters, until the day of eternity dawns, and the shadow of mortality is gone down. Amen.

GOD,

‘OD, our heavenly Father, quicken in us, we beseech thee, every good and pure thought, and strengthen us in our devout resolves this day. Let no unhallowed words pollute the tongues which thou hast made to praise and bless thee; no evil action defile the sanctuaries which thou hast, in thy wondrous mercy, chosen for thyself. Remove whatever in us may be a hinderance to holy living, or a stumbling-block in another's way. May our trust in thee, and our kindness to one another, never fail. May we bring to thee not only a humble spirit of obedience, but also great love. O Lord God, make us what thou wouldest have us to be, and may we do what thou wouldest have us to do: only be thou ever with us to cleanse and renew, to teach, rule, and sustain us; till at last we come to thee, to dwell for ever with thee and thy saints in light. Amen.

O

LORD, may the words of our mouths, and the meditation of our hearts, be acceptable in thy sight. Thou, Lord, art our shepherd: lead us and feed us; and nothing shall be wanting where thou hast folded us, until we be brought to the pasture of eternal life. To thee, O Father, be all glory and praise from the whole Church of Jesus Christ. Amen.

THE grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy

Spirit, be with us all evermore.

xiii. 14.

Or,

Amen. 2 Cor.

GRACE, mercy, and peace, from God our

Father, and Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

I Tim. i. 2.

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Or,

HE Lord bless us and keep us; the Lord make his face to shine upon us, and be gracious unto us; the Lord lift up the light of his countenance upon us, and give us peace. Amen Num. vi. 24-26.

NINTH SERVICE.

The Minister entering the desk, and the People, standing, shall say

Minister. The Lord be with you.

People. And with thy spirit.

Minister. Come, let us return unto the Lord and he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight.

People. Blessed be the Lord God, who turneth not our prayer away, nor his mercy from us. Minister. The most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands.

People. He is not far from any one of us.

Then shall the Minister say:

EARLY beloved brethren, the heavenly Father

in whose presence we now stand is always more ready to hear than we to pray: nor does any thing hide him from us but the veil of our impure and earthly mind. And since the preparations of even the willing heart are not without him, let us inwardly pray for the grace of a humble and holy spirit that for a little while we may be alone with him; and, as his beloved Son went up into the

mountain to pray, so we may rise above the haste and press of life, and commune with him in spirit and in truth.

After a few moments of silence for inward prayer, the Minister shall say the following Prayer; all kneeling, and the People responding with "AMEN."

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GOD, who art, and wast, and art to come, before whose face the generations rise and pass away; age after age the living seek thee, and find that of thy faithfulness there is no end. Our fathers in their pilgrimage walked by thy guidance, and rested on thy compassion: still to their children be thou the cloud by day, the fire by night. Where but in thee have we a covert from the storm, or shadow from the heat of life? In our manifold temptations, thou alone knowest, and art ever nigh: in sorrow, thy pity revives the fainting soul: in our prosperity and ease, it is thy Spirit only that can wean us from our pride, and keep us low. O thou sole Source of peace and righteousness, take now the veil from every heart: and join us in one communion with thy prophets and saints who have trusted in thee, and were not ashamed. Not of our worthiness, but of thy tender mercy, hear our prayer. Amen.

Then the Lord's Prayer, to be said by the People after the

Minister.

UR Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be

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thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will