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QUESTIONS AS TO WORK.

1. Did I do it in the faith that my Lord was with me, ready to give me all the help I needed, and to make my work perfect? 2. Did I do it in love to the Lord? and in my poor manner to requite Him for His love to me?

3. If I had to do it over again, what would I not do which I did in it?

4. And what would I do which I did not? 5. How does it seem, compared with what a saint would have made of it?

QUESTIONS ON THE PRINCIPLES OF THE
TEN COMMANDMENTS.

1. Have I forgotten God when I ought to have remembered Him?

Lord, have mercy upon me for this sin against Thy law in time past, and incline my heart to keep this part of Thy law for the future.

2. Have I worshipped badly? or in selfpleasing?

Lord, etc.

3. Have I done, said, or thought anything irreverently?

Lord, etc.

4. Have I kept the times of direct worship? Lord, etc.

5. Have I treated any one unlovingly, in respect of their station?

Lord, etc.

6. Have I treated any one unlovingly, in respect of their bodily comfort?

Lord, etc.

7. Have I treated any one unlovingly, in respect of their affections and feelings?

Lord, etc.

8. Have I treated any one unlovingly, in respect of their property?

Lord, etc.

9. Have I treated any one unlovingly, in respect of their good name?

Lord, etc.

10. Have I envied any one?

Lord, have mercy upon me for all these my sins against Thy law in time past, and write all these Thy laws in my heart henceforward. I beseech Thee.

"I have gone astray like a sheep that is lost. O seek Thy servant, for I do not forget Thy commandments."

QUESTIONS ON THE FIRST HALF OF THE
LORD'S PRAYER.

1. Have I habitually, or even occasionally, looked up happily to God with any sense of His Fatherly love to me as partaking the life of Christ?

2. Have I remembered that He is in heaven and I upon earth, and restrained my words to Him?

3. Have I not spoken to Him at all, so that the preceding question is sadly inapplicable to me?

4. Have I given myself to promote His honour? or rather tried to seek honour for myself? or even disgraced Him? 5. Have I done anything to extend His kingdom among men? or have I given Satan

any advantage in holding his ground in

the earth?

6. Have I regarded the will of God, and not my own will, or the opinion of the world, in determining my actions?

7. Have I given the first half of my desires and strength exclusively to the INTERESTS OF MY FATHER Which is in heaven? Similar questions may be asked upon the remainder of the Lord's Prayer, and upon the Creeds.

QUESTIONS FOR MARRIED PERSONS.

A. for a husband).-Have I (1) loved my wife? (2) comforted her? (3) honoured her? (4) kept her in sickness and in health? and (5) forsaken all other women, and kept myself only to her, as a wife?

B. (for a wife).—Have I (1) obeyed my husband? (2) served him? (3) loved him? (4) honoured him? (5) kept him in sickness and in health? and (6) forsaken all other men, and kept myself only unto him, as a husband?

Similar questions may be asked upon any other position of life with respect to which you have made vows.

Acts of Confession.

No. I.

ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, Who hatest

nothing that Thou hast made, and dost forgive the sins of all them that are penitent; Create and make in us new and contrite hearts, that we worthily lamenting our sins, and acknowledging our wretchedness, may obtain of Thee, the God of all mercy, perfect remission and forgiveness; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

LORD, we beseech thee, mercifully hear our prayers, and spare all those who confess their sins unto Thee; that they, whose consciences by sin are accused, by Thy merciful pardon may be absolved; through Christ our Lord. Amen.

MOST mighty God, and merciful Father, Who hast compassion upon all men, and hatest nothing that Thou hast made; Who wouldest not the death of a sinner, but that he should rather turn from his sin, and be saved; Mercifully forgive us our trespasses; receive and comfort us, who are grieved and wearied with the burden of our sins. Thy property is always to have mercy; to Thee only it appertaineth to forgive sins. Spare us therefore, good Lord, spare Thy people, Whom Thou hast redeemed; enter not into judgment with Thy servants, who are vile earth, and miserable sinners; but so turn Thine anger from us, who meekly acknowledge our vileness, and truly repent us of our faults, and so make haste to help us in this world, that we may ever live with Thee in the world to come; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

N the Name of the FATHER, and of the

fess to God the Father Almighty, to His onlybegotten Son Jesus Christ, and to God the Holy Ghost, that I have sinned exceedingly in thought, word, and deed, by my fault, by my own fault, by my most grievous fault.

Especially I accuse myself that, etc. (Here declare your sins.)

For these, and all my other sins which I cannot now remember, I am heartily sorry; I firmly purpose amendment, and I humbly ask pardon of God; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

LORD, we beseech thee, absolve Thy people from their offences; that through Thy bountiful goodness we may all be delivered from the bands of those sins, which by our frailty we have committed: Grant this, O heavenly Father, for Jesus Christ's sake, our blessed Lord and Saviour. Amen. THE COMFORTABLE WORDS, p. 76.

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No. 2.

BEING above all beings, O uncreated Nature, Thou Framer of the whole world! I set Thee, Lord, before me, I lift up my soul unto Thee, I fall down on my knees and worship Thee, I humble myself under Thy mighty Hand, I stretch forth my hands unto Thee. I smite upon my breast, and say with the publican, God be merciful unto me a sinner! To me, altogether a sinner! To me, the chief of sinners! To me, a greater sinner than the publican, be merciful as to the publican! O Father of mercies, I beseech Thee, by Thy Fatherly bowels of compassion, despise me not !-the work of Thy hands, Thine own image, despise me not,

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