offences; as soon as the smart ceases we forget our tears.

If thou stretchest out thy hand, we promise duty; if thou withholdest thy sword, we cease to pay our vows.

If thou strikest, we cry out for pardon; and when thou hast pardoned, we again provoke thee to strike.

Thus we confess our guilt, and freely acknowledge, that unless thou be merciful, we must be miserable.

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Let then thy goodness, O Lord, (whose power, without merit of our own, created us from nothing,) grant our petitions, that we may be able to pray: thro' our Lord Jesus Christ, &c.

Amen. Anth. We wait in expectation of our Saviour's coming, who will reform our frail bodies, according to the pattern of his glorious body.

V. Behold the God of heaven is our Redeemer.

R. In him we put our confidence, and will not fear.

ALMIGHTY God, who for the redemption of mankind didst send thy only begotten Son to assume our flesh and suffer death upon the cross; we humbly pray, that as our Saviour hath left us here the example of his patience, he would vouchsafe to make us hereafter partakers of his glory; who with thee

and the Holy Ghost liveth and reigneth one God, world without end. Amen. A Prayer composed by Sir THOMAS MORE whilst a Prisoner in the Tower.""

GRANT me, O Lord, thy grace, in all my fear and agony, to have recourse to that great fear, and wonderful agony, which thou, my sweet Saviour, sufferedst on Mount Olivet, before thy most bitter passion; and, in the meditation thereof, to conceive such spiritual_comfort, as may be profitable to my soul.

Take from me, O my God, all vainglorious thoughts: all desire of my own praise; all envy, covetousness, gluttony, sloth, and luxury; all froward affections; all desires of revenge, and of doing harm to others; all pleasure in provoking another person to anger; all delight in reproaches and insults against any in their affliction or calamity. Grant me, O Lord, an humble, quiet, peaceable, patient, tender, and charitable mind; and in all my thoughts, words, and deeds, to have a taste of thy holy Spirit.

Give me, O Lord, a lively faith, a firm hope, and a fervent charity; a love of thee, incomparably above the love of myself; that I may love nothing to thy displeasure, but every thing in order to thy satisfaction.

Give me, O Lord, a longing to be

with thee; not for avoiding the calamities of this wretched world, nor so much for escaping the pains of purgatory, or those of hell, nor for the attaining the joys of heaven, with respect to my own advan tage, as purely for thy love alone.

Retain for me, O Lord, thy love and favour, which my love to thee, were it ever so great, could never without thy infinite goodness deserve.

Pardon, O Lord, my boldness, in making such high petitions, being so vile and sinful a wretch, and so unworthy to obtain the lowest favour; yet, O Lord, they are such things as I am bound to wish for, and should be near the effectual obtaining of them, if my manifold sins were not the impediments; from which sweet Saviour Christ, vouchsafe of thy goodness to wash me with that blessed blood that issued from thy tender body, in the divers torments of thy most bitter passion.

Take away from me, O Lord, this ukewarm, or rather stark cold manner of meditation, this dulness in prayer, and grant me fervour and delight in thinking on thee, with grace earnestly to desire thy holy sacraments, and especially to rejoice in the presence of thy blessed body, sweet Saviour Jesus Christ, in the holy sacrament of the altar: let me return

thee due thanks for thy gracious visitation therein, and at that august memorial, with tender compassion, to remember and consider thy most blessed death upon the

cross.

Make us all, O Lord, every day virtually partakers of that holy sacrament; make us all lively members, sweet Saviour Christ, of thy holy mystical body, the Catholic Church. Amen.

Lord give me patience in tribulation, and grace in every thing, to conform my will to thine; that I may truly say, Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven."

The things, good Lord, that I pray for, give me thy grace to labour for. Amen. An universal Prayer for all Things necessary to Salvation.

O MY God, I believe in thee, do thou strengthen my faith. All my hopes are placed in thee, do thou secure them. I love thee with my whole heart, teach me to love thee daily more and more. I am sorry that I have offended thee, do thou increase my sorrow.

I adore thee as my first beginning, and aspire to thee as my last end. I give thee thanks as my constant benefactor, and call upon thee as my sovereign protector. Vouchsafe, O my God, to conduct

me by thy wisdom; to restrain me by thy Justice; to comfort me by thy mercy; and defend me by thy power.

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To thee I desire to consecrate all my thoughts, words, actions, and sufferings; that henceforth I may think of thee, speak of thee, willingly refer all my actions to thy greater glory; and suffer cheerfully whatever thou shalt appoint.

Lord, I desire that thy will may be done in all things, and in the manner that thou willest, because it is thy will.

I beg of thee to enlighten my understanding; to inflame my will; to purify my body, and sanctify my soul.

Give me strength, O my God, to expi

ate my offences; to overcome my temptations; to subdue my passions, and to acquire the virtues proper for my state.

Fill my heart with a tender affection for thy goodness; a hatred of my faults ; a love of my neighbour; and a contempt of the world.

Let me ever remember to be submissive to my superiors; condescending to my inferiors; faithful to my friends; and charitable to my enemies.

Assist me to overcome sensuality by mortification; avarice by alms-deeds; anger by meekness; and tepidity oby devotion.

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O my God, make me prudent in my