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For this, O Lord, and all the other testimonies of thy love, which thou hast shown to me, and all mankind, I desire with an humble and thankful heart to bless and praise thy holy name; and more especially for that inexpressible instance of thy love, the sending thy Son, Christ Jesus, into the world to be the propitiation for our sins.

I bless thee, O Lord, for thy great goodness in preserving me the night past from all perils and dangers, and bringing me in health and safety to the beginning of this holy day.

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and concern of my life, to promote thy honour, and my own and others' salvation.

Let thy good Spirit, O Lord, be powerfully assisting to the labours and endeavours of those to whom thou hast committed the care of souls, particularly of him, under whose ministry thy providence has placed me.

Give thy blessing to thy holy word preached, and remove from me, and all that attend the holy ordinances, all prejudices and indispositions of mind, that nothing may hinder its due and saving efficacy upon our souls. Give us that humble and teachable spirit, which becomes them that would learn of thee; and, O! let every good instruction that shall this day be given us, sink deep into our hearts, and bring forth in us the fruits of a holy and religious life, that we may not be hearers of thy word only but doers also, lest we deceive our own souls.

Be with me, O Lord, this day, in all places, and upon all occasions: direct and guide me, sanctify and preserve me. Keep me both outwardly in my body, and inwardly in my soul: defend me from the power and malice of the devil, from the corruptions of my own sinful nature, and from those sins especially that do most easily beset and ensnare me. Free my mind from the disturbanges of passion and anger, and all perplexing