Merciful God, give ear unto me, when I cry to thee, in he name of Jesus Christ. My voice shalt thou hear in he morning, O Lord; in the morning will I direct my rayer unto thee, and will look up. Lord, help me to pray.

Great is the need that I have to seek the Lord while he ay be found, and to call upon him while he is near. I now that in me, that is, in my flesh, dwelleth no good ing. The things of the world, the lust of the eye, and e lust of the flesh, and the pride of life, are continually empting me, and leading me astray from thee. My affecons towards thee, my God, are cold and dull. My temers are often unsanctified. I am prone to depart from thee, ad lukewarm and indifferent when I ought to have a holy eal. I too much neglect and trifle with my own salvaon, and the salvation of my relatives and friends. I have tle of that spiritual mind which is life and peace. My mptations are many: I often yield to them; I have no rength of my own to resist them.

I beseech thee, therefore, O my God, to be very merciful me a sinner. Incline and enable me to come to Jesus arist, weary and heavy laden as I am, and may I find rest him. Teach me my own guilt and ruin; and help me rely on his blood, and build all my hopes on his rightusness. God grant that, being grafted in Christ, I may -e to him. Suffer me not to deceive myself by a mere m and profession of religion; but give me true faith that nay really abide in Christ and bear much fruit. Quicken ou my soul. Make my heart pure, humble, and devout; d my conversation holy and heavenly. Thou art my ock, and in thee do I trust. Thou art my Strength, O cablish me. Help me to live near to thee all the day g; and do thou preserve me from that sin which does so sily beset me.

Give me grace this day to overcome temptation, and to ortify all my corrupt affections. Grant unto me the

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And while I pray to thee for those mercies which I need, I would, from the heart, thank thee for all those great blessings which I have received, and do from day to day enjoy. The benefit of quiet repose, the renewal of my strength, the light which I enjoy, and the better light of life; these, and all the mercies which surround me on awaking, call for my unfeigned thanksgiving, and I do praise and bless thee for them. Blessed be thou for redeeming mercy. Blessed be thou that Jesus died for sinners, even for me. Thanks be unto thee, that grace, pardon, peace, strength, the Holy Spirit, and eternal life, are given to sinners, through faith in Christ. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood, and hath made us to be kings and priests unto God, and his Father, to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

Intercession.

O Lord God, let the bright glory and happy dominion of our Lord Jesus Christ spread through the world. Increase both the number and the zeal of those seeking the good of Sion, and the enlargement of thy Son's kingdom. Grant thy blessing to every effort to make the unsearchable riches of Christ known to the Gentiles. Give unto thy people Israel the new heart and the new spirit. Bless our favored country, so that it may be a highly-honored instrument in diffusing the light of truth abroad; and grant that every exertion for that end may be a means of reviving true religion in all our hearts at home. Bless all in al Let thy priests be

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ANOTHER PRIVATE MORNING PRAYER.

Almighty and heavenly Father, who art about my path, and about my bed, and spiest out all my ways; I come to thee in the name of thy beloved Son, and in obedience to is directions, to enter my closet, and shut to my door, and pray to my Father which is in secret.

Thou, O Lord, art a shield for me, my glory, and the ifter up of mine head. I laid me down, and slept; I awaked, for thou, Lord, sustained me. For restored light, for ife, and health, and strength, I praise and bless thee. Thou, Lord, only, keepest me in safety, and free from evil. Thou providest for all my wants. May my soul, and all hat is within me, magnify God for all his goodness, and especially for his wonderful mercy in redeeming sinners y Jesus Christ; for the light of that Sun of Righteousess, which arises with healing in his wings on benighted ouls; for all the blessings of free salvation through him, ll the means of grace, and the hope of future glory.

Sad are the returns which I have made for so many meries. How ungrateful have I been! I acknowledge and ewail my manifold sins and rebellions. I was born in sin, nd a child of wrath, and I find continually the flesh lusting gainst the spirit and the spirit against the flesh, so that I annot do the things that I would. I am guilty, sinful, and weak. Lord, save me, or I perish. I entirely depend on ny mercy, in Christ Jesus, for the gift and continuance of very good, and for deliverance from all those evils which have justly deserved.

For that mercy I now earnestly look to thee, O Father f mercies. Remember me, O Lord, with the favor that nou bearest unto thy people. O visit me with thy salvaon; that I may see the good of thy chosen, that I may

Give me the same mind that was in Christ Jesus, that I may be humble, patient, gentle, and full of love, even as he was. Teach me to be poor in spirit, and meek; to mourn for sin, and to hunger and thirst after righteousness; and thus shall I obtain the blessings of the kingdom of Christ. Grant that I may love that Savior whom I have not seen, and believing in him may I rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory.

And here, constrained by thy mercies, I would afresh present my body a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable unto thee, which is my reasonable service. I renew in thy presence all the solemn vows made in Baptism and at thy Table, renouncing the world, the flesh, and the Devil; and stedfastly purposing, by thy help, to keep thy holy will and commandments, and walk in the same, this and every day of my life. I take thee, O God, for my portion, and thy laws as my rule, and thy service as my duty, entreating thee to give me grace that I may be wholly thine.

And O that all mankind knew and served thee. Grant that the kingdom which is righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost, may be established in every land, in every heart. Fulfil thy gracious promises. Send thy Gospel to the Gentiles, and let them be turned from darkness to light. Let the kingdoms of this world speedily become the kingdoms of our God and his Christ, that he may reign for ever.

Grant the abundance of thy Holy Spirit to the ministers of Christ everywhere, and especially to him who watches over my soul. Bless the place and the neighborhood in which I live, and prosper every effort to do good.

Lord, I beseech thee, also, to bless my more immediate relations. Regard with thy favor my parents, my brothers and sisters, my benefactors and friends, my connexions and acquaintance. Look upon them in mercy, and visit them

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PRIVATE PRAYER AT NOON.

O Lord God Almighty, my God, my refuge, and my strength, incline my heart to seek thee in the name of Jesus Christ, and hear my prayer for his sake.

It is one of my highest privileges, and of my greatest mercies, that thine ear is ever open to the prayer of those that call upon thee. Give me, then, thy Spirit, that I may at all times call upon the name of the Lord. At evening, at morning, and at noon-day, will I pray, and thou shalt hear my voice.

I am, indeed, a sinful and a needy creature. My wants are many, and my necessities are urgent. My faith is weak, my repentance imperfect, my affections are wandering; my heart is hard, my pride is great, and my sins are innumerable. I fail continually both in love to thee and love to my neighbor, and am verily guilty and deeply polluted in thy sight.

Yet still, O Lord, though I have sinned, I have an advocate with thee, Jesus Christ the righteous, who is the propitiation for our sins. O grant me faith in him, that I may be justified freely by thy grace, through his redemption; be accepted in that beloved Son; and be a partaker of his Spirit.

Lord, make me hate and lothe every iniquity. Strengthen me to resist every temptation. Give me grace to put ny whole trust in thee, to love thee supremely and contantly, to honor thy holy name, and to serve thee truly al' he days of my life. Teach me to do thy will, O my God, nd let thy good Spirit lead me into the land of uprightLess. Give me grace to love my neighbor as myself, to everence my superiors, to hurt no one, to be temperate nd chaste. Let me not be slothful in business, but ferent in spirit, serving the Lord.

Lord, hast thou not said, when the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst; the Lord will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forake them? O Lord, I am poor and needy, and my soul

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