our Fleets and Armies, to go along with them, and profper their Undertakings. Let not our many Provocations, by the great Dishonour that is daily and publickly thrown upon thy holy Name, cause Thee to remove thy Prefence from among us; but fo overcome our hard Hearts with thy Goodness, that we may all at laft join with Heart and Mouth in Songs of Praife and Thanksgiving. O Lord, blefs and protect our Sovereign Lord the King, and profper his Arms by Sea and Land, and grant that He may reign long over us, and be the happy Inftrument of doing much Good to thy People. Finally, I beg thy Blessing upon our whole Nation. Grant that we may be fo wife, as to take Notice of this Day of our Vifitation, that we may, by a ferious and general Reformation prevent thy Judgments, and be made fit for thy Mercies; that we may be and continue, for all Generations, that happy People, who have the Lord for their God. Amen.

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Some Short Ejaculations to be used before a Fight.

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O Thee, O Lord, appertain the Iffues of Life and Death. Thy Will be done. Into thy Hands I commend my Spirit.

If it be thy bleffed Will, fpare me a little, that I may be better fitted for Eternity, before I go hence. And here I promife, O Lord, that if it shall be thy good Pleasure to preferve me from the Dangers of this Battle, that I will ferve Thee more holily than hitherto I have done. But however Thou art pleafed to difpofe of me, Lord, pardon my Sins: Wafh them away in the Blood of thy dear Son, that I may be fit for Heaven, and then I fhall embrace Life or Death, as it fhall beft please Thee.

Lord, have Mercy and Pity upon all thofe poor Creatures that fhall this Day lofe their Lives, and receive. them into thine infinite Mercy.

The Lord give me Courage to do my Duty manfully, for the Honour of my King and Country, and for the Prefervation of my Religion.

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Now is the Time, O Lord, be pleased to ftir up thy Strength, and come and help us; without Thee, vain is the Help of Man. O let us not go up, unless thy Prefence, O Lord of Höfts, be with us. Through Thee fhall we be able to do great Acts; through Thee fhall we be able to tread down our Enemies. Q Lord, infpirit our Hearts, ftrengthen our Hands, and give us Victory, for the Sake of Jefus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Short EJACULATIONS and PRAYERS for a Sick, or Wounded Soldier.

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AV E Mercy upon me, O Lord, after thy great Goodness; according to the Multitude of Mercies, do away mine Offences.

Oremember not the Sins nor Offences of my Youth; but according to thy Mercy think Thou upon me, O Lord, for thy Goodness. Wajh me throughly from my Wickedness, and cleanfe me from my Sins.

Make me a clean Heart, O God, and renew a right Spirit within me.

My Soul cleaveth to the Duft: O quicken me according to thy Word.

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Most gracious Father, the great Judge of the Dead and Living, who haft all the Iffues of Life and Death in thy Hand; behold thy poor Creature now running to Thee in his greatest Extremity. Be pleafed, if it be thy bleffed Will, to recover me again, that I may praise Thee in the Land of the Living, and make myself fitter to appear before Thee. But if it be thy Will that I muft die, O, for thy Mercy's fake, and for Jefus Chrift's fake! pardon all my Sins before I go hence. O let me not go out of the World before my Peace is made with Thee. Work in me a true and hearty Contrition and Sorrow, and all thofe divine Graces that may fit my Soul for Heaven: and then, of thy Mercy receive it thither.

O bleffed Jefus! Thou that diedft for me, that haft fuffered fo much for me, O fuffer not this poor Soul of mine to be calt away for ever; O moft merciful Saviour, fuffer me not to fall into the bitter Pains of eternal Death.

Bleffed Lord Jefus, be my Comfort now in thefe my laft Agonies, and to all Eternity. Amen.

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Profane Swearers.

Othing can be more piercing to the Heart of a Chriftian, than to hear the Multitudes of Oathsand profane Speeches which proceed out of the Mouths of many People, without any Senfe of the Evil they do, or Fear of any Thing they muft fuffer for fo doing. To hear the Great and Terrible Name of God polluted by Men, which is adored by Angels; and to confider how often that Sacred Name is profaned in common Difcourse, which we are scarce worthy once to

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