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in the name and through the mediation of thy beloved Son; for his sake, O Lord, I humbly beseech thee to look upon me with the tenderness and bowels of a compassionate Father: and since thou hast taught me to call thee Father, O make me to render unto thee the love and obedience of a child.

Give me a holy disdain of the deceitful pleasures, honours, and riches of the world; and so raise my mind above the things of this life, that I may always have my conversation in heaven, from whence I look for my Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ.

Strike such an awe into my heart, that I may humbly reverence thy name, which is great, wonderful, and holy, and fear nothing so much as thy displeasure: and, O do thou establish thy throne, and rule for ever in my soul; and by the mighty power of thy grace subdue in me all those rebellious and corrupt affections that exalt themselves against thee; that being a faithful subject of thy kingdom of grace here, I may not fail to attain thy kingdom of glory hereafter.

Enable me, O Lord, by thy grace, cheerfully to submit to thy will in all thy dispensations, and readily to perform all thy commands. Give me that heavenly zeal to thy service, Lewith the blessed angels of thy presence

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Most great, most holy, and most glorious Lord God! thou hast created the heavens and the earth, and all things that are therein; thou upholdest them all by the power of thy word, and the host of heaven praise thee; what am I that I should presume to speak unto thee, or to lift up my eyes to that place of purity where thou dwellest ?

O Lord! thou hatest iniquity with a perfect hatred, yet I am assured, that thou delightest in the ways of mercy; that thou art a tender lover of souls; and not only permittest, but invitest us, miserable creatures, to come unto thee.

With humble confidence, then, O Lord, I lift up my soul unto thee, beseeching thee, in much mercy, to look upon me, and to ease me of the burden of my corrupt and sinful inclinations; O cast me not away from thy presence; but for the sake of my dear Redeemer, receive me graciously to thy mercy; and let the merit of his bitter death and passion atone for all the follies and miscarriages of my life past. Forgive, I meekly beseech thee, whatever I have done amiss this day, and all my 16. mest either against thee, my neighbour, or

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Father, grant that I may seriously consider and reflect upon the foulness and deformity of sin; and what dreadful threatenings thou hast denounced against it; that I may become a true and sincere mourner for my past sins, and, as far as is possible, redeem my mis-spent time, by employing the remainder of my days in thy service, and to thy glory. O make me wise unto salvation, and give me that hatred and abhorrence of sin and iniquity, that I may abstain from every kind and sort of evil.

Give me, O Lord, a new heart, new affections, and new desires; that I may love thee with more sincerity, and serve thee with greater faithfulness, than I have ever yet done.

Convince me of the vanity and uncertainty of all things here below, and grant that I may make thee my only joy and my delight, my stay and my trust, my guide and my counsellor, and be so delighted with the ways of thy commandments, that one day in thy service may be dearer to me than a thousand spent in vanity and folly.

Teach me, O Lord, so to number my days, that I may apply my heart unto true wisdom; and grant, that in the days of health and prosperity, I may consider my latter end, and remember and provide for that great account which I must one day give before the judg

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