effectually be obtained, to the Relief of our Neceffities, and to the fetting forth of thy Glory, through Jefus Chrift our Lord; in whofe bleffed Name and Words we conclude our imperfect Devotions, faying,

Our Father, &c.

The Grace of our Lord Jefus Chrift, &c.

A Prayer for a Sick Perfon; to be added upon Occafion, either to the Clofet or Family Prayer.

O FATHER of Mercies, and God of all Comfort, our only Help in Time of Need, we fly unto Thee for Succour, in Behalf of thy Sick Servant lying under thy Hand in great Weakness of Body.. Visit him, O Lord, with thy Salvation, and deliver him in thy good appointed Time from that bodily Pain and Sicknefs which he now labours under prolong his Days here upon Earth, that he may live to Thee, and be an Inftrument of thy Glory, by ferving Thee faithfully, and doing Good in his Generation. In the mean Time, O Lord, grant that he may take his Sickness patiently, and entirely fubmit to thy bleffed Will. Sanctify, we be

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feech Thee, this thy Fatherly Correction to him, that the Senfe of his Weakness may add Strength to his Faith, and Seriousness to his Repentance; give him Comfort and fure Confidence in Thee; defend him from the Danger of the Enemy; and keep him in perpetual Peace and Safety, through Jefus Christ our Lord.

A Prayer for a Sick Perfon, when there appeareth fmall Hope of Recovery.

ALMIGHTY and immortal God, the Aid of all that need, the Helper of all that fly to Thee for Succour; we call upon Thee in Behalf of thy Servant, who now lies in a dangerous and very languishing Condition. Look gracioufly upon him, O Lord, and the more the outward Man decayeth, ftrengthen. him, we befeech Thee, fo much the more continually with thy Grace and Holy Spirit in the inner Man; give him unfeigned Repentance for all the Errors of his Life past, and stedfast Faith in thy Son Jefus, that his Sins may be done away by thy Mercy, and his Pardon fealed in Heaven, before he go hence, and be no more feen. Grant that whatever Defilements his Soul may have contracted in the Midft of this miferable and finful World, N 2 through

through the Lufts of the Flesh, or the Wiles of Satan, may be purged and done away by the Blood of that immaculate Lamb, that was flain to take away the Sins of the World; fo that it may be prefented pure and without Spot before Thee. We know, O Lord, that there is no Work impoffible with Thee, and that if Thou wilt, thou canft yet raise him up, and grant him a longer Continuance among us; yet forafmuch as in all Appearance the Time of his Diffolution draweth near, fo fit and prepare him, we befeech Thee, against the Hour of Death, that after his Departure hence in Peace, and in thy Favour, his Soul may be received into thine everlasting Kingdom, through the Merits and Mediation of Jefus Chrift, thy only Son our Lord and Saviour. Amen.

A Prayer for a Perfon under Trouble of

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O BLESSED Lord! The Father of Mercies, and the God of all Comfort; I befeech Thee, look down with Pity and Compaffion, upon me thy afflicted Servant. Unto Thee do I cry for Help, O Thou great Phyfician of Souls; uphold and comfort my weak and dejected Spirit: Strengthen it against all inordinate vain Fears and Terrors; and de

liver me from all thofe unprofitable Troubles and Scruples of Confcience with which I am. oppreffed. I am confcious, O Lord, that I deferve this Punishment for my paft Sins, and that I reap the juft Reward of my former Iniquities: But I am heartily forry for having offended Thee, and truly repent of all my Mifdoings; and therefore I beg, for the Sake of my Saviour's Merits, that by thy Pardon and Peace I may be cleanfed from all my Sins, and may ferve Thee with a quiet Mind all my Days. Let my prefent Uneafinefs and Disorder make me humble and patient, and teach me to put my Truft and Confidence in Thee. I entirely fubmit to thy bleffed Will, till thou shalt think fit to remove the Torment I groan under, befeeching Thee, in the mean Time, to enable me to bear it by the Support of thy holy Spirit; and when I am prepared for fo great a Mercy, deliver me from my Trouble; lift up the Light of thy Countenance upon me, and give me Peace, through the Merits and Mediation of Jefus Chrift my bleffed Saviour and Redeemer. Amen.

A Prayer before a Journey.

ALMIGHTY God, in whom all Things live, move, and have their being; who doft govern all Things by thy wife Providence, and whofe Protection is my only Defence

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and Security; I humbly befeech thy divine Majefty, to give thy holy Angels charge over me in the Journey I am now about to undertake. Let no Temptation that may offer itself, prevail upon me to tranfgrefs any of thy holy Laws; but let the Power of thy Grace fecure me in all thofe Places and Companies, where my Occafions fhall lead me. Let not the Freedom and Liberty of Converfation at fuch Times, make me forget those Rules which my Chriftian Profeffion obliges me to; neither let the Kindness nor Hofpitality of others betray me to the leaft Excels either in Eating or Drinking. Defend me from Thieves and Robbers, that lie in wait to exercife Acts of Violence; and protect me from all Dangers and evil Accidents which may disturb or annoy me: Preferve my going out, and my coming in; let thy Providence be my Guard, thy Grace my Defence, and thy bleffed Self my Portion, both now and for evermore, through Jefus Chrift our Lord. Amen.

A Thanksgiving after a Journey.

ALMIGHTY God upon whom all Things depend, who redeemeth our Life from Deftruction, who crowneth us with Lovingkindness and tender Mercies, who is greatly

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