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Peter began to say unto him, Lo, we have left all and followed thee. And Jesus answered and said, Verily, I say unto you, there is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel's, but he shall receive an hundred fold, now in this time houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life.' Mark x. 28, 29, 30.

'Whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's, the same shall save it.' Mark viii. 35.

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This is the will of God, even your sanctification.' 1 Thess. iv. 3.

'Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city of the New Jerusalem.' Rev. xxii. 14.

Grace and peace be multiplied unto you, through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus Christ our Lord,—that hath called us to glory and virtue; whereby are given unto us ex

ceeding great and precious promises; that by these you might be partakers of the divine na ture, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.' 2 Pet. i. 2, 3, 4.

A Prayer in Retirement, after we are returned Home from the Lord's Table.

O LORD, my God! I acknowledge with all thankfulness of heart, thy great mercy and goodness, in giving me an opportunity of approaching thy holy table, and in disposing my mind to commemorate the infinite love of my crucified Saviour, to render him thanks and praise for laying down his life as a sacrifice for the sins of the world, and to present unto thee that sacrifice, as a full satisfaction for them, whereby thou dost incline me humbly to hope for all the benefits of his death and passion.

What thanks, most gracious God, can I return unto thy Divine Majesty, for impressing a sense of my duty upon my mind, and for that strength and power whereby thou hast in some measure enabled me to perform it? I will praise and magnify thy great and glorious name, and I will entirely devote myself to thy service, as long as I have any being.

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make me run the way of thy commandments with delight and pleasure, that I may never any more faint, or droop, or tire in my duty.

Blessed be thy name for those comfortable assurances thou hast given me of pardon and forgiveness. Let this thy compassionate goodness be a perpetual obligation to love and gratitude. Let it put me upon my guard, that 1 may watch over all my ways, and do always that which is well pleasing in thy sight.

Blessed be thy name for that peace and quiet thou hast restored to my soul, for those resolutions thou hast wrought in me to persevere in thy service to the end of my days: make them firm, vigorous, and constant ; and never let any sinful passions any more ruffle and discompose my mind.

Blessed be thy name for that relish thou hast given me of spiritual delights; that desire of possessing the eternal inheritance; let the enjoyments of sense appear mean and contemptible, and let not the pleasures of the world any more prevail upon me to transgress thy holy laws.

Grant, O Lord, that I may walk worthy of these thy distinguishing mercies, and live as becomes the redeemed of the Lord. Without thee, O blessed Jesus, I can do nothing; without thee, who art the sun of righteousness, I shall walk in darkness; without thee, who art

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the physician of souls, I shall languish and die ; without thee, who art the joy of all devout minds, I shall consume my days away in sadRemain therefore, O Lord, and abide with me for ever: I shall then be enabled to do thy will in this life, and thereby be qualified to partake of thy glories to all eternity in the next. Amen, Amen.

A Prayer for the Conversion of a Sinner, to be used by a Friend.

O BLESSED Jesus! thou great lover of souls, who camest into the world to call sinners to repentance, and to seek and to save those that were lost; grant that thy example may excite in Christians a true and real concern for the salvation of one another. I desire, O Lord, to be filled with that truly Christian spirit, and am now come before thee, humbly to intercede with thee, in the behalf of [here name the person] who seems to be under the power of sin, and to live as without God in the world, and in danger of being for ever lost. O what shall I do for him? And how shall I apply myself to be helpful to him? I desire to learn wisdom of thee, my Lord, and to be enabled to use the most proper methods and expedients to work upon him, and to do him good. O instruct me in the way that I shall take and assist and bless me in the means and endeavours I shall use to attain this desirable and