manded me to do, and that no examples of any person whatever, may lead me to do anything that may divert, or lessen thy fatherly kindness towards me.

THURSDAY MORNING.

ALMIGHTY God! Maker of all things! Father of all mankind; receive my morning tribute of prayer and praise. Thou alone hast preserved me to this day; it is through thy mercy that I have this opportunity of magnifying and praising thy holy name. I bless thee for the returning light; and if my soul have contracted ought of evil during the night season, cleanse it, I beseech thee, by thy Divine Spirit, and dispose it to thy service. Grant that I may this day be set forward in my Christian course; that I may be more able to resist temptation, more mindful of thy presence, more desirous of thy grace. Make me thankful for all thy mercies, and mindful of the wants of others : tender-hearted and compassionate, forgiving others, even as thou, Lord, hast promised to forgive me. Be merciful unto all men. Convert the sinful; strengthen the weakhearted; raise up them that fall and finally beat down Satan under our feet. I humbly thank thee, O Heavenly Father, for the continuance of thy mercies: for all the good gifts which thou hast bestowed upon me; for my life, my senses, my worldly substance, my means and opportunities of grace. But above all, I desire to praise thee for thy blessed Son, and for the redemption which he has wrought; and I beseech thee, for the sake of that great

Mediator and Intercessor, to accept of these imperfect petitions.

THURSDAY EVENING.

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ALMIGHTY God! upon whom depends the existence of the world, and by whose providence I have been preserved to this moment, and enjoyed many undisturbed advantages, gratefully accept my humble sense and acknowledgments of all thy beneficence towards me. Deliver me from the evil consequences of all my transgressions and follies; endue me with such dispositions and powers as may carry me innocently and safely through all future trials; and enable me, upon all occasions, to behave myself conformably to the laws of reason, piously and wisely. Suffer no being to injure me, no misfortune to befall me. terpose that I hurt not myself by any error or misconduct of my own. Vouchsafe me clear and distinct perceptions of things, and grant unto me as much health and prosperity as may be good for me. May I at least pass my time in peace, with contentment and tranquillity of mind: that having endeavoured faithfully to discharge my duty to my family and friends, and laboured conscientiously to improve myself in all religious habits, and in the performance of all Christian habits, and in the performance of all Christian duties, I may at last make a proper and happy departure from this world, and then find myself in some better state, through Christ our Lord.

FRIDAY MORNING.

GIVE 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 Divine Spirit. Give me, O Lord, a lively faith, a firm hope, 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. Pardon, O Lord, my boldness in making such high petitions, being so vile a sinner, and so unworthy to obtain the lowest. Take from me this lukewarm or rather cold manner of meditation, and this dullness in prayer. Give me fervour and delight in thinking of thee and thy grace, earnestly to desire, and especially to rejoice in, the holy sacrament of the altar; and duly to thank thee for thy gracious visitation therein, and at that high memorial with tender compassion to remember and consider thy most bitter death upon the cross. Lord, give me patience in tribulation, and grace in everything 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 grace to labour for. Amen.

FRIDAY EVENING.

O HOLY Jesus! who camest down from heaven, and wast pleased to pay that dear ransom on the cross for me, on purpose that thou might redeem me from all iniquity, and purify unto thyself a peculiar people, zealous of good

works; I beseech thee to write thy law in my heart, that I may see it, that I may know thee, and the power of thy resurrection, and express it in turning my foot from mine iniquities; that I no longer flatter myself with a formal external serving of thee, with being a hearer of thy word, partaker of thy sacraments, professor of thy truth, a knower and teacher of thy will; but that I labour to join to these a uniform, faithful obedience to thy holy gospel; a ready, cheerful subjection to thy kingdom; that thou mayst rule in my heart by faith; and that I, being dead unto sin and living unto righteousness, may have my fruit unto holiness, may grow in grace, and in the practical knowledge of thee.

SATURDAY MORNING.

THE light of heaven again shines upon me; and I desire to join my voice with the whole family of heaven and earth, to offer up to thee, the Creator of light, my morning adoration and homage, and to pay my tribute of gratitude and praise to thee, my Preserver. Thy sun has already dispelled darkness from the world, and is diffusing heat, and light, and numberless blessings upon men. O Father of light and of love, shine into my heart with the light of truth, and dispel the clouds of error and of prejudice; inspire into me the pleasing hopes, and bestow on me the comforts that arise from true religion; and implant in me thy likeness, the image of my Creator, in righteousness and true holiness; and teach me to know thee, as far as such a creature can, the only living and true God, and Jesus Christ

whom thou hast sent. Give me, O Gracious Father, clear views of thy providence, condescending to regard me and my minutest concerns, that I may be reconciled to all thine appointments. Warm my heart with love to thee, with the love of goodness, of purity, and of all thy moral perfections; that by these, my faith and trust in thee may be increased and strengthened; and that I may rejoice that all the different dispensations of my life are in thy hand,, in the hand of my heavenly Father. Enlighten my mind, O'God, with the pleasing views of immortality; and dispel those clouds of doubt and uncertainties which keep back from me the perfect enjoyment of those glorious hopes. Encourage me, O heavenly Father, in the faithful discharge. of my duties. Guide me by thy counsel; support me in my journey by thy strength; hold me up by thy promises. Animate me with the patience and perseverance of our blessed Lord and Master, who, for the joy that was set before him, endured the cross, despised the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. In his name I offer up my prayers. Amen.

SATURDAY EVENING.

GREAT and glorious Lord God! I desire to prostrate myself with all humility before thy Divine Majesty, under a deep sense of my unworthiness. With sorrow I confess, and acknowledge thy infinite mercy and goodness to me, and my own vileness and ingratitude to thee. O Lord God! most gracious and reconcilable, pity and pardon me.