A Prayer for Faith in God's Mercy.

I Beseech thee, O God! by that love which moved thee to give thine own Son for lost mankind, give me a faith in thy promises. for his sake, as firm as thy word, on which my faith is grounded: and let me never presume upon thy gracious promises, without sincerely endeavouring to perform. the conditions on which they were made, and without being zealous of good works, for which we were redeemed. May the remembrance of qur Saviour's love, and of thy great mercy, be ever seasonably present with me, to keep me from despair! And may my faith in thy promises support me in the hour of death! May my Redeemer be my refuge, his blood and merits plead for me, that I may have my lot and portion with those whom he hath purchased with his most precious blood! Amen.

A Prayer for true Charity, and Love of all Mankind.

"THIS is my commandment that ye love one another, as I have loved you." Hear, O my soul, what thy Saviour has commanded thee; he who loved us, and gave himself an offering and a sacri. fice to God for us.

May this thy love, O Jesus! be the motive and pattern of my love, and charity for all mankind! Where this hath not been my practice, I implore thy gracious pardon; and beseech thee to fortify my soul against all suggestions of Satan, or my corrupt nature, and blind passions; that I may always be prepared to go to thine altar, with the same charitable dispositions with which I desire to die!

Thou, O Jesus! madest thine enemies thy friends, by laying down thy life for them. Be thou my advocate with God for grace to follow thy heavenly charity and example, that I may overcome evil with good; that I, and all the members of thy unnumbered family, may love as brethren: that we who are now going to thy Table may always meet as sincere friends, and part with true love and affection, as becomes thy disciples. Amen.

A Prayer for worthily receiving the Sacrament.

GRANT, O God! that I may never draw down thy judgments upon myself, either by turning my back upon this ordinance, or by going to it without thought, and unworthily. May thy mercy pardon what is past, and give me grace, for the time to come, to consecrate my life to thee, and to embrace every occasion of remembering my Redeemer's love, and thereby securing thy favour, and

my own salvation! And, if it be thy will, grant that I may always find such comfort and benefit in this ordinance, as may encourage me to observe it with joy unto life's end!

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Permit me, gracious Lord, humbly to recom mend to thine infinite mercy the miserable condition of all such as neglect so great means of grace and salvation. Awaken all christian people into a sense of this duty; open their eyes, and correct their mistakes, that they may be convinced, that this is an effectual means of making their peace with thee, of rendering themselves and their prayers acceptable to thy Divine Majesty, and of obtaining pardon and sanctification through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

No. IV.

Devotional Assistance for the Communion, from Bishop Ken: with Alterations.

A Prayer for Pardon.

O THOU, Father of mercies, and God of all consolation, be merciful to me a miserable sinner.

Behold, Lord, though my transgressions are many, yet have I confessed, bewailed, and resolved

to forsake them. I come to thy Table weary and heavy laden with the burden of my sins, be it unto me according to thy word. Thou art faithful and just; forgive me my sins, and cleanse me from all unrighteousness. Cast me not away from thy presence, but deliver me from my burden, that I may find rest in thee, and be enabled to say unto my soul, be of good cheer, thy sins are forgiven thee.

O Heavenly Father, for thine infinite mercies> sake, for all the merits and sufferings of thy Son, in whom thou art always well-pleased, pardon all my sins, and receive me, a poor penitent, into thy favour for ever. Amen.

A Prayer for Grace.

O Blessed Saviour, perfect thy strength in my weakness; for in thee only is my trust. Thou hast promised to give thy Holy Spirit to those that ask it. Behold, Lord, I now most earnestly implore it; fulfil thy gracious promise; vouchsafe me that Holy Spirit I pray for, to purify my corrupt nature, to strengthen my weakness, to comfort me in trouble, to support me in adversity, to succour me in temptations, and to assist me in all parts of my duty, that I may ever hereafter live in thy fear, and in constant, sincere, and universal obedience.

Thou, O Searcher of hearts, knowest the sins I am most inclined to; and that particular failing in

which is my greatest danger; grant me a double portion of thy invisible aid against it. Hold thou up my goings in my paths, that my footsteps slip not. O work in me that victorious faith, by which I may overcome the world, the devil, and my own corrupt nature.

True it is, O Lord God, that there are many sins which, upon examination, I find, through thy grace, I have not yet committed, and therefore not unto me, Lord, but to thy name be the glory: But alas! there is in my corrupt nature so great a proneness to evil, so great an inclination to sin, that without thy restraining grace, every temptation, seconded by opportunity, may draw me from my obedience, and overthrow my present resolutions.

But my help standeth in thee, O great Creator, who hast made heaven and earth; and I commit my soul to thy keeping. Vouchsafe to watch over me, that I may not be beguiled by the deceitfulness of sin, or betrayed by my own treacherous heart, or surprised by my ghostly enemies, and give me grace to watch and pray incessantly myself, lest I enter into temptation. Hear, Lord, from Heaven, and succour me, for the alone merits of Jesus Christ my Saviour and Redeemer. Amen.

A Prayer for Particular Graces.

O that my ways were made so direct, that I might keep thy statutes, O Lord, for then shall I not be

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