A Grace, or Thanksgiving, to be used before Meals.

Father, or Master.-God Almighty, Thou art the giver of all good. We thank thee for the supply now before us. May we eat and drink according to thy will: and may it be our meat and our drink, to glorify thy name, through Jesus Christ: amen.

All.-Amen.

A Hymn of Praise to be sung after Meals.
When all thy mercies, O my God,
My rising soul surveys,

Transported with the view, I'm lost,
In wonder, love, and praise.

Another Grace and Hymn.

Father, or Master.-Our Father in heaven, we thank thee for the food thou hast here provided for us, and for all thy mercies: and we beg thy continual blessing, through Jesus Christ our Lord: amen.

All. Amen.

Let us with a gladsome mind,
Praise the Lord, for he is kind :
For his mercies shall endure,
Ever faithful, ever sure.

Another.

Father, or Master.—Heavenly Father, we bless thee for our life, and our health, and our daily food. We beseech thee through Jesus Christ never to leave us, nor forsake us; and may we never depart from thee: amen.

All.-Amen.

Our bread is given, our water sure,

Body and soul sustained;

O may we to the end endure,

Till heaven itself is gained.

Another.

Father, or Master.-O Lord, we give thanks unto thee for these supplies may we receive thy blessing with them, through Jesus Christ our Lord: amen.

Food, raiment, dwelling, health, and friends,

Thou, Lord, hast made our lot;

With thee our bliss begins and ends,

As we are thine, or not.

A PRAYER

To be used on entering upon any Particular Duty.

Almighty Father, thou hast commanded thy people to acknowledge thee in all their ways, and thou hast promised to direct all their steps. I come therefore, O my Father, to set thee before me in this matter which I am about to undertake; and I beseech thee to remember thy gracious promise, and to fulfil it to me abundantly on this occasion.

O Lord, be pleased to instruct me fully in all parts of my duty in this concern. O save me from ignorance herein, and from all the evil effects thereof. Enable me, O my God, to use my best endeavours to instruct myself in the duties of what I am now called to, that I may have a full conviction on my mind that ignorance cleaveth not to me by reason of my neglect of the means of instruction within my reach.

Graciously also, O my Father, preserve me from Slothfulness in these duties on which I now enter in thy name. Thou knowest the natural indolence of man, and how often I have transgressed by yielding thereto. Be pleased therefore, O my God, to stir me up to Activity in these duties, that my conscience may not condemn me respecting them.

Preserve me, O Lord, in an especial manner, from Wilfully transgressing in any matter in these duties. O God, enable me to watch, and to pray, and to strive herein, that so by thy grace I may have a conscience void of offence-in thy sight, O my God,-and in the sight of those I am connected with in this concern and charge.

Most Blessed God, O do vouchsafe to me a right understanding, and a sound judgment, and energy of mind and of body, for serving thee, and for glorifying

thy Most Holy Name in this matter. Forbid it, O my God, that I should in any wise dishonour thy name in this thing: but grant me thy Holy Spirit that I may adorn herein the doctrine of God my Saviour; and may all my actions be, and so appear, before men in this undertaking, that I may greatly glorify my Father who is in heaven.

O my God, may my soul be truly clear and untainted in all this matter, and may I be kept from tainting in any manner the souls of others. Grant also, Ŏ Lord, for thy great goodness' sake, that my soul may acquire profit through this concern, and holiness, and peace, and joy and may all, and every thing I do herein, greatly redound to the honour and glory of thy adorable and blessed name, for ever and for ever.

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O my Father-my Father-most graciously hear these supplications, and answer them, for the sake of Jesus Christ, my Lord and my Redeemer : amen, and

amen.

A PRAYER

To be used on commencing the Perusal of any Particular Book.

Almighty God, source of all Knowledge, to thee are mine eyes directed for all the Instruction I stand in need of, for the life that now is, and for that which is to come. Vouchsafe to me, O Lord, all that knowledge which I require for enabling me to glorify thy name, in the state in which thou hast placed me, or in the state thou mayest hereafter place me in. Shut out also, O Lord, from my eyes and thoughts, the knowledge of every thing that might lead me to sin against thee, and endanger my own peace and my salvation.

I thank thee, O my God, for all the knowledge thou hast already communicated unto me. Forgive my

neglect and abuse of this knowledge, in all respects wherein I have so done; and let not my soul, O God, nor the souls of others, be injured by this neglect and abuse. And grant me, O my God, henceforward to make a right and a godly use of all the knowledge which by thy grace I enjoy, or that I may attain unto in future. Be pleased, O Lord, to grant me that proper desire which thou wilt approve of, for an increased measure of knowledge. Let me not shut my eyes against the light thou affordest me: but let me desire a continual increase of knowledge, with the view of glorifying thy name the more by every light thou wilt give me.

Thou hast now, O God, in thy providence put This Book into my hands. O grant me thy Holy Spirit to guide and to direct me in the reading of it. My mind, O God, is entirely in thy hands: O save me from harm, and guide me to what is good by the Book now before me. Shield me, O my God, from imbibing any errors which this work may contain, and guide me to a right comprehension of all that is true, and holy, and useful in it. Grant also, O my Father, that the Truths I may be led to by this book may make a firm impression on my memory, and on my heart, that so they may prove the means of enabling me to serve thee more than ever I have yet done. O Lord, most graciously grant, that all the knowledge I may attain to through this book may be employed in promoting my own true and best interests here and hereafter; and may this knowledge likewise prove, through thy grace to me, the means of bestowing present and eternal blessings upon others.

O Lord my God, for the sake of thy Beloved Son Jesus Christ, my only Mediator and Advocate, vouchsafe me an abundant answer to these my sincere and earnest supplications: and to thy name be glory, both now and for ever: amen, and amen.

INDIVIDUAL PRAYER IN READING THE HOLY SCRIPTURES.

O God Almighty, I adore thee for This Precious Book. Pardon, O Lord, my neglect of it: and grant me now thy gracious blessing in Reading and Studying it, to the glory of thy name in my Instruction, Sanctification, and Salvation, in Jesus Christ, my Lord and Redeemer: amen.

ANOTHER.

Almighty Father, be pleased, I beseech thee, to enlighten and instruct me, to sanctify and comfort me, and to animate and strengthen me, through the Reading of thy Holy Word at this time, by thy Holy Spirit sent down from heaven, through and for the sake of thy Beloved Son Jesus Christ, my Saviour, my Lord, and my God: : amen.

ANOTHER.

O Lord God Almighty, forgive all my neglect of thy Holy Word, and enable me now to read a portion of thy Sacred Book with much attention and with great profit, for the Lord Jesus' sake: amen.

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