former health and strength, if it be Thy gracious will.

But above all things, I beseech Thee to grant that, through Thy Fatherly visitation, they may attain to a deeper repentance and a more earnest faith, may grow in patience and in meek submission to Thy will. And if Thou art pleased to take them hence, so fit and prepare them by Thy grace, that they may depart in charity with man, at peace with Thee, and with a blessed hope of everlasting life. Grant this, O Lord, for Jesus Christ's sake, our only Mediator and Redeemer. Amen.

No. 2. Special.

HOLY Father, Who chasteneth us for our good, that we may be partakers of Thy holiness; have mercy on this Thy servant, and bless to him such chastisement as in Thy love Thou art pleased to lay upon him. May it yield the peaceable fruits of righteousness in him. May it be the means, under Thy blessing, of stirring in his heart a true repentance for all sin. Especially, O Lord, may it wean him from that sin which hath most easily beset him, so that it may no more get the dominion over him. So shall he confess that Thou of very faithfulness hast caused him to be troubled, and evermore give thanks to Thee for Thy mercies; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

No. 3. Special.

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the offences of our forefathers, neither take Thou vengeance of our sins. O God, Who keepest Thy servants with tender affection, incline

Thine ear to my supplications. Hear me when I pray to Thee for him that is sick.

Have pity on him, O Lord, according to Thy mercy, and deliver him from all evil, from the power of Satan, from unholy thoughts, from pain of body and mind, from Thy dreadful wrath.

Grant unto him a humble and contrite heart, a genuine and full repentance.

Take from him all murmuring and impatience.

Pardon, wash out, obliterate all his sins and offences. Make him to accept his sickness humbly and gratefully, as a gracious call from Thee, Who wouldst not that any should perish. Enable him to resign himself entirely to Thy blessed will. Give him grace to praise Thee in illness, thankfully to call to mind the happiness of former health, and patiently to submit to all his pains and weariness. Give him the will to offer up his sufferings to be united with those of Thy dear Son, Who suffered for his sake. Amen.

O Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, grant him Thy peace.

O Refuge of the distressed, refresh him that is weary and heavy laden. Be mindful of this poor member of Thy Body, and let not Thy precious Blood be shed in vain for him, but thoroughly sanctify him by Thy Holy Spirit.

Have mercy on his soul, and save it.

Call him now to Thyself, stir up his heart to greater sorrow for sin, to thorough change of inclination towards it, to earnest and zealous desire of pleasing and obeying Thee in everything. And receive him into the number of the glorified, to praise and serve Thee eternally. Lastly, O Lord, let not the world, the flesh, and the devil come back upon him in the intervals

of prayer, so as to drive out good thoughts and holy wishes and desires. But quicken them in him! Make them to grow and flourish in him without interruption or hindrance; not only in the time of solemn devotion, but at all times. May the well of living water be so filled with the Spirit that it may overflow in him through all the hours of the day, and yet more in the sleeplessness and restlessness of the night, to Thy honour and glory, Who, with the Father and the Holy Ghost, liveth and reigneth, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

No. 4. Special.

ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, in Whose hands are the issues of life, and Whose infinite wisdom ordereth all things for the best to them that love Thee; look down with Fatherly eye on this one whom Thou hast touched with Thine hand. Support him with Thy grace, strengthen his faith, increase his hope, and perfect his charity. And if it shall please Thee to call him to Thyself, carry him safely through the valley of the shadow of death, through which our loving Saviour hath passed before us. And finally receive him into those heavenly mansions which the same Lord is gone to prepare; where no fear shall trouble him, no pain distress him, no anxiety disturb him, no infirmity afflict him; where perfect security, pure delight, and unceasing joy await all who truly love Thee. Amen.

For those in Pain.

No. 1. General.

GRACIOUS Father, Whose dear Son

for us unspeakable agonies, being

scourged, and crowned with thorns, and nailed to the Cross; have mercy on Thy children in suffering, and grant them grace to fix their eyes upon the Cross, and to find strength there to copy the example of Him, Who for the joy that was set before Him, endured the Cross; so that following their Divine Master through suffering they may follow Him to His eternal glory; through the same Thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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No. 2. Special.

MOST merciful Saviour, Who in Thy bitter Agony didst pray that the cup might, if possible, pass away from Thee, yet didst drink it to the dregs; Thou knowest every pang which Thy servants suffer, and Thou hast compassion on them. Look down, we pray Thee, lovingly on him, and, if it may be, take away this cup from him, or, if not, give him strength to bow his head, and to drink it, saying, Not my will, but Thine be done." Hear us, O gracious Saviour, now and evermore. Amen.

For a Sick Child.

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LORD Jesus, Who lovest little children, and didst Thyself live as a little child upon earth; have mercy upon this Thy child, now laid upon the bed of sickness. Thou art the Good

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Shepherd, and carest for the lambs of Thy flock, leading them tenderly, and bearing them in Thy holy arms. Oh, bring Thy little one safely through the time of sickness and danger. Teach him to be meek and gentle, and loving and obedient, like Thyself. Save him from fretfulness and impatience. Let him feel that Thou art ever near. Let him learn to love Thee better and better; and if Thou art pleased to restore him to health and strength, make him to remember Thy goodness evermore, and so to live all his days here (be they many or few), that he may live with Thee, Who hast died to save him, in the endless bliss and glory of heaven. Hear me, O merciful Jesus, Who, with the Father and the Holy Spirit, livest and reignest one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

For the Dying.

No. I. General.

LORD Jesus, Who didst endure death as

members who are now encountering it throughout the world, and especially with... Make them to feel now, O Lord, in their dying agony, that Thou hast taken away its sting, and that it is to them not the wages of sin, but the rending of the veil which now prevents us from beholding the great vision of the Almighty. O Lord, comfort them with a most comfortable assurance that their sins are forgiven, absolutely put away, cast behind Thy back. Fill them with a hope of rest with Thee immediately, and of glory with Thee in Thy good time. O Lord, even now forgive them what they have forgotten to confess to Thee; even now in the last moment sanctify