Jefus Christ our Lord and Saviour; in whofe most holy Name and Words, I conclude these my imperfect Prayers.

Our Father, &c.

A Morning Prayer for a Servant.

O LORD my God, the Creator and Preferver of all Mankind; I blefs and praise thy holy Name for all thy Mercies to my Soul and Body: Thou haft given me another Day, O give me Grace to spend it to thy Honour and Glory: Enable me to work in it the Work for which thou haft fent me into the World, before the Night of Death cometh, wherein I cannot Work; that I may not increafe the Number of my Tranfgreffions, by running heedlefsly or knowingly into the Commiffion of any Sin.

O God, thou Witnefs of all my Actions, and Judge of all my Thoughts and Affections; what would become of me, if thou shouldst enter into ftrict Judgment with me! How fhould I ftand before thy Tribunal, covered with the Guilt and Shame of my Sin: Lord, I repent, increase thou my Repentance; I repent of [Here mention thofe Sins which most burthen thy Confcience.] O be thou reconciled unto me, and pardon

pardon me, for the Sake of Jefus Chrift, and not only pardon my Sins, but deliver me from the Power and Dominion of them.

I am confcious to myself of great Weaknefs and Frailty. O do thou confirm and ftrengthen me; Create in me a clean Heart, O God, and renew a right Spirit within. me: Give me a true Faith, and inflame my Heart with a holy Love, that I may delight in thy Commandments; that I may walk before thee in Uprightnefs and Fear, in Faithfulness and Honefty; conftantly and chearfully depending upon thee; and doing. the Duty of my Place, not with Eye Service, but with fingleness of Heart, as know-ing that I shall be accountable to thee at the laft Day, as well for those Duties which I owe my Mafter and Miftrefs as for thofe which are more immediately to be paid to thee.

O Lord, I beseech thee, keep me from: all opprobrious and reproachful Language; from all Lying and Slandering; and from all unjust and deceitful Actions. Make me always thankful, humble, and contented, neither withholding from thee the Praife. due to thy infinite Bounty and Mercy, nor from Man the Thanks due to him, for

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Act of Kindness or Charity towards me. Help me, O my God, fo to walk before thee, that my Soul may enjoy a true Liberty: that my be full of Comfort, my Life may Death of Peace; and that I may obtain eternal Glory, through Jefus Christ our Lord.

Bless this whole Family to which I belong; fow in all our Hearts the Seeds of unfeigned Charity, that we may all enjoy the Comforts of a mutual Affection, and of a mutual Affiftance and Aid in our feveral Places.

Poffefs us with a juft Senfe of Duty towards thee, and towards Man; that we may be living Members of thy bleffed Son; and grant, that being protected by thy good Providence, directed by thy Word, and af fifted by the Influence of thy Holy Spirit, we may meet in the Family of Heaven, where we fhall adore and praise thee, love and enjoy thee to all Eternity, thro' Jefus Christ our Lord; in whofe most holy Name and Words I continue to pray,

Our Father, &c.

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An Evening Prayer for a Servant.

O MY God, my Strength, and the Rock of my Salvation, how does my Soul praise thee for thy great Goodness, and all the precious Promifes of thy Gospel.

But, O my God, I have forgotten thee, though thou haft given me my Being; I have forgotten thee, though thou gavest thine own Son to redeem me; not only to free me from the Punishment due to my Sins, but from the Slavery and Dominion: of them, and to procure for me Life eternal.

I have feared the Displeasure of Man, whofe Breath is in his Noftrils, more than: I have feared thine.

O theu juft and holy Judge of Mankind! I have been more folicitous for the Bread that perishes, than for thy Favour which is better than Life itself.

I have finned against my Knowledge, thy Word, and the Motions of thy Holy Spirit. I have been apt to repine and murmur at thy Providence, and to be difcontented with my Condition. [Here mention thy particular Sins.]

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Grace, that I may do Works meet for Repentance, and ferve thee in Truth, and. with an upright Heart, all the Days of my Life.

Have Mercy upon me, O Lord, have Mercy upon me, and forgive me all my Offences; and give me Grace to keep upon

my Watch and Guard against them. Enable me fincerely to endeavour to reform. and amend my Life, that I may every Day grow and increafe in Goodness, and be fo much the fitter for Death, the nearer I approach to it: And whenever it comes, let it find me, O Lord, in a Disposition and Frame of Spirit fit to die; having an unfhaken Faith, and humble Resignation and Submiffion, an holy Contempt of Earth, and a devout Love of Heaven.

Thou haft called me to be a Servant, but thou hast called me to be a Son too, and an Heir of eternal Life; O Give me Grace,. to be contented, and faithfully to discharge my Duty.

Do thou who never flumbereft nor fleepeft, watch over me, and this whole Family; let thine Angels pitch their Tents about us this Night; let us lie down fecurely, and let our Sleep be fweet and refreshing to us, for Jefus Chrift his Sake; in whose most holy Name and Words, I