therefore do the sons of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings: and therefore do we desire still to look up to that bountiful hand of thine, from whence we have received all our good things. O Lord our God! be thou pleased to look down mercifully upon us, and be gracious and favourable to us, as thou usest to be unto those that love thy name: O look not upon the sin of our nature, nor the sins of our hearts and lives, which are more than we can remember, and greater than we can express: behold, we are vile; we are exceedingly guilty; we acknowledge that it is of thy mercies we are not consumed, even because thy compassions fail not. But look upon us in mercy, through the merits and mediation of thy Son our Saviour; pity us for his sake who did no sin, and was manifested to take away our sins; by him let us have access to thy majesty, and for his sake bestow upon us the blessings which we so greatly need. Thou hast treasured up in Him an infinite fulness of all that we can ever want or wish: O that we may all receive out of his fulness grace sufficient for us! Let us receive from him those gifts which he is now empowered and commissioned to bestow; those gifts which are the purchase of his blood, and the necessary means of our salvation. Pour down upon us the abundance of thy grace. Accept and justify our persons; renew, and sanctify our souls; and so transform us into thy blessed image, that we may be meet to be partakers of the inheritance of thy saints in light.

Teach us, O Lord our God, to use this world without abusing it, and to enjoy the things of it, without suffering them to engross our affections. Whatever we have of the world, O let it be sancti

fied to us by the word of God, and prayer. And whatsoever we want of the things of this life, O Lord our heavenly Father, leave us not destitute of those things that accompany salvation: but do thou adorn our souls with all the graces of thy Holy Spirit, that we may glorify thee in all things, and that our conversation may be such as becometh the gospel of Christ.

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Help us, O gracious Lord, in the whole of our duty to thee our God; and also in the discharge of of all relative duties which we owe to men, whether superiors, equals, or inferiors: enable us to walk wisely towards them which are without, and kindly toward them that are within. Let us never cast a stumbling-block in the way of others, or cause thy holy name to be blasphemed through our misconduct but let us pass the time of our sojourning here in fear; that, having glorified thee on earth, we may be glorified by thee in the great day of our Lord Jesus Christ. And now that thou hast renewed thy mercies to us this morning, help us, gracious God, to renew our desires and endeavours to serve and honour thee. O restrain us from the evils and follies into which we are prone to fall; and quicken us to the offices and duties which we are averse to perform. And grant that we may think, and speak and act as becometh saints; ever remembering that we are bought with the precious blood of Christ, and ever striving to live unto him, who died for us, and rose again: to whom with the Father and the Holy Ghost be glory and honour world without end. Amen. Our Father, &c.

and our Saviour's abundant merits: in whose own words, we beg all things needful for ourselves and others, at thy hands. Our Father, &c.

A FIFTH MORNING PRAYER.

O LORD our God! thy name is most excellent in all the earth thou hast set up thy glory above the heavens, and thou art worthy to be celebrated with everlasting praises of men and angels: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are, and were created. Thy hands, O Lord, have made us and fashioned us; and thou hast breathed into our nostrils the breath of life; yea, still thou holdest our souls in life, and givest us every good thing that makes our lives a blessing and comfort to us. Thou hast formed us for thyself, that we should show forth thy praise, and that we should live to thy glory, as we do live continually upon thy bounty.

But, O Lord our God! we have in no respect glorified thee as we ought: yea, rather, how greatly have we dishonoured thee in the whole course of our lives! Time after time have we forgotten thee, the gracious giver of all our good things, who art never unmindful of us. O how soon have we been weary of doing thee service who art never weary of doing us good! We have not only neglected thy work, but have been disobedient to thy word, and have walked after our own foolish and hurtful lusts, which might long since have drowned us in destruction and perdition.

For these things we desire to pour out our hearts, and to humble our sinful selves here before thee;

and for the sake of that mercy of thine in Christ Jesus, which has moved thee to spare us so long, and to do so much for us already, we entreat thee to pity us: Give us repentance and pardon for all that is past, wherein we have offended thee; whether in omitting our duty, or failing in it, or doing contrary to it. Howsoever we have transgressed, O humble us duly under the sense of it; and, for thy dear Son's sake, absolve us thoroughly from the guilt of it.

And strengthen us, good Lord, with might by thy Spirit in the inner man; that we may be more watchful against temptation, and more victorious over our corruptions. O destroy in us every vicious inclination, every evil habit, every rebellious motion, that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, and of Christ Jesus our Lord. And increase and confirm in us, still more and more, the graces of thy holy Spirit, especially those which thou knowest to be most wanting in us, and most necessary for us. Fill us with the knowledge of thy will, with faith in thy promises, and with the fear and love of thy holy name. Give us whatsoever shall make our lives more comfortable to ourselves, more profitable to others, and more honourable to thee our God. And, whatever be our condition as to the concerns of this present time, may we still be found in the way of our duty, fearing God, and working righteousness: may we secure our interest in the great Saviour of the world, that when all earthly help shall fail us, thou mayest take us up, and be the strength of our hearts, and our portion for ever.

Day by day we magnify thee, O Lord, who art making every day a further addition to thy mercies.

We bless thee for our last night's preservation and protection, and for the rest and refreshment which thou hast given us therein. O cause us to hear thy loving-kindness in the morning, for in thee do we trust; cause us to know the way wherein we shall go, for we lift up our souls to thee. Cast us not away from thy presence; take not thy holy Spirit from us; but direct all our ways to please thee our God, that thou mayest crown us with blessing and good success. Help us to see thy power, to own thy presence, to admire thy wisdom, and to love thy goodness in all thy creatures. And by all the comforts of creatures, draw us still nearer to thyself, the blessed Creator of every comfort; and let our meditations of God be sweet as well as frequent, that delighting ourselves in the Lord, we may obtain the desire of our hearts. Such thy mercy and grace we beg for ourselves, and all ours, and thine, every where, in our great Mediator's form of prayer, Our Father, &c.

A SIXTH MORNING PRAYER.

WE do here present ourselves this morning before thy glorious Majesty, most blessed Lord God, desiring to pay unto thee that tribute of homage and service, of prayer and praise, which is so justly due. We desire to approach thee in such a manner, that thou mayest mercifully accept both us and our services, at the hands of Jesus Christ. In his great name we come to thee, at thy command, and worship at thy footstool: in his name we implore thy pardon; we entreat thee to give us an increase of