AMORNING-PRAYER for a young PERSON.

XXX Lord, my heavenly Father, 1 humbly adore thee, as the Ma* ker and Governor of the World, XXX the Author of my Being, the Preferver of my Life, and the Giver of every good Thing.

I heartily thank thee for the comfortable Reft which I have enjoyed the Night past; that thou haft preferved me in Safety, and raised me up in Health.

I bless thee for all thy Goodness to me, ever fince I came into the World, and efpecially for the Advantages thou haft given me, by the Inftruction and Improvement of my Mind in the Knowledge of thee, the only true God, and Jefus Chrift my Lord.

Grant, O. Good God! that the Senfe of thy Favours may fo deeply affect my Heart, that I may fhew forth my Thankfulness, in the whole Courfe of my Life.

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I am thine, O Lord, by Creation, by Redemption, by my Baptifm and Christian Profeffion, by all the Obligations which thou haft laid upon me: I defire to be thine alfo, by a willing Dedication of myfelf to thee every Day of my Life, and by a conftant and faithful Endeavour to approve myself to thee.

I beseech thee, in thy great Mercy,. through the Mediation of my bleffed Redeemer, to pardon all my past Offences, and to enable me, by thy Grace, to discern and to amend whatfoever is amifs in me.

Help me ever to remember the Christian Principles which I have learned, and the pious Inftructions which have been given me; and never to depart from the good Way in which I have been taught to walk.

Incline my Heart to all that is good: grant that I may be modeft and humblein my Carriage and Behaviour; chafte and pure in all my Thoughts, Words, and Actions; true and juft in all my Dealings; respectful and obedient to my Superiors; innocent and inoffenfive in my whole Converfation; faithful and diligent in the Discharge of all the Duties of that State and

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Condition of Life, wherein thou haft placed me and teach me to fear and love thee, .my God, above all Things; and to do to all others, as I would they should do unto me.

Make me perfectly contented with my Condition, and thankful to thee, who hast given me all Things neceffary for Life and Godliness. Let thy good Providence always take Care of me, and let me never place my Truft and Confidence in any Thing but in thee.

Take me, 1 befeech thee, into thy Protection this Day; keep me, if it be thy good Will, in Health and Safety. Preferve me from the Vanity of my own Heart, and from the Temptations of the World, the Flesh, and the Devil. Help me (through a Senfe of thy conftant Prefence with me, and of the Account I am to give unto thee) fo to govern all my Thoughts, Words, and Actions, that I may reflect upon them with Satisfaction at the Clofe of this Day.

Let thy Bleffing be upon every Member of this Family: Upon all my Relations and Friends; upon all, whom I ought and whom I defire to pray for.

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I humbly commit both myfelf and thera to thee, O my God, in the Name of Jefus Chrift our Saviour, and in the Words which he himself has taught me.

Our Father, &c.

An EVENING-PRAYER for a YOUNG

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PERSON.

OST gracious God, my hea venly Father, as I began, fo

I defire always to end the Day, with bleffing thy Holy Name,

and imploring thy, Favour.

Honour and Worfhip, Praife and Thankf giving, are due to thee from every underftanding and reasonable Creature. I heartily bless thee, that I am in that Number whom thou haft made to ferve and love thee, and that thou haft moreover revealed thyfelf to me, by thy Son Jefus Chrift my Redeemer, and encouraged me to call upon thee in his Name.

I humbly thank thee for thy daily Care of me, and particularly for that good Providence

vidence which hath been over me the Day past; that thou haft preferved me from the many Evils to which I am jufly liable; and haft bestowed upon me fo many good Things which I have not deserved; especi ally, for whatsoever thou haft enabled me to do, which is acceptable in thy Sight, and which I can reflect upon with Satisfaction.

I humbly bewail, O Lord, the great Weakness and Corruption of my Nature, and the many Errors and Tranfgreffions of my Life. I humbly beg thy Mercy in the Pardon of all my Sins, through the Mediation of my bleffed Redeemer; particularly of whatsoever thou haft feen amifs in me this Day, either in my Thoughts, Words, or Actions.

Grant, O Lord, that the Sense of my Unworthiness may always keep me humble, and work in me an unfeigned Repentance of all my Sins; and let the Remembrance of them ever excite me to a greater Care. and Watchfulness for the Time to come. Strengthen in me every good Purpose and Refolution. Whatfoever Part of my Duty I know not, do thou teach me; and wherein I have done amifs, help me to do fo no more. Leave