serve thy wrath; but thy property is to have mercy; and by the atonement of my Saviour, thou canst be just and the justifier of the ungodly who believe and repent. Grant me, O Lord, a true repentance, and a lively faith, that being justified thereby, I may have peace with Thee, through our Lord Jesus Christ. O my Saviour, when shall I find this soul so fixed on Thee as to be disturbed, by no sinful and vain thoughts, and delivered from those worldly affections which even now in thy presence, like a flight of unclean birds, come to annoy the sacrifice which I would place on thy holy altar? Do thou draw me by the attractions of thy cross, that my affections, soaring above this gross atmosphere, may rest on the bosom of my God. O Jesus, my Saviour, my Mediator and Redeemer, may thy love fill all the powers of my heart, that the false love of terrestrial pleasures may never find entrance there. O Holy Spirit, who art the source of our sanctification, and the sovereign cause of the union that we have with the Father and Son, draw me by thy influence, that I may experience the effects of the love of God, and of his Son Jesus Christ. Thou who art the true guide, conduct me to the path which I ought to pursue; infuse into my heart that divine life which Christ has procured for me by his death. Irradiate and purify all the powers of my soul, cleanse even the thoughts of my heart; and make it a vessel fit to receive thy renovating grace. Guard it, O thou Divine Spirit, by thy gracious presence; imprint upon my soul thy sacred seal, that it may not lose its sacred deposit, that no sinful desires may open my heart to vanity, and dissipate the riches of thy grace. None but those who walk in the paths of light can have communion with the Sovereign good; no malice, no envy, no delight in sinful pursuits, can dwell in the soul that hopes for union with its God. Come then, Holy Spirit, banish from my soul all unworthy desires, all debasing appetites: inspire me with celestial affections, and prepare in it a habitation for thyself. Inspire me, Gracious God, with proper dispositions towards all mankind, and especially to those to whom I and immediately related. May I love my neighbour as self, and do unto all men, as I would they should do o me. May I never repine at their prosperity, but ice to see thee pouring thy blessings upon the evil the good. Reveal, O Lord, thy light and thy truth to the human family. Have mercy upon all who are ng in sin, and turn them from the error of their Bless all my friends and acquaintances, my ghbours and relations. Grant them in this world the wledge of thy truth, and in the world to come, life rlasting. May my enemies always have a place in mercy and my prayers. Let thy kingdom come, and established in every land, and in every heart. mprint upon my heart a deep sense of thy mercies, h temporal and spiritual, graciously continue thy dness to me, and make me always contented and nkful in that condition to which it shall please thee to I me. Be thou my consolation in distress; my phyan when I am sick; my joy in the midst of sorrow; deliverer in the hour of distress. In prosperity e me from the insinuating power; in adversity susn me; in dangers be thou my defence; in doubts plain and dispel my darkness. In the hour of death, in the day of judgment, deliver me, O my God. O God the Father, graciously inspire and assist me all my supplications by thy Holy Spirit, and accept them through the merits of my advocate and Reemer, Jesus Christ. DIRECTIONS FOR A DEVOUT AND DECENT BEHAVIOUR IN THE PUBLIC WORSHIP OF GOD; MORE PARTICULARLY IN THE Use of the Common Prayer, APPOINTED BY THE PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CHURCH. Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools; for they consider not that they do evil. —Eccles. v. 1. I will pray with the Spirit, and I will pray with the Understanding also.-Cor, xiv. 15. |