tion for their Author if his dealings were not above the power of our tongues to express, and the utmost extent of our imaginations to conceive. O that men would therefore praise the LORD for his goodness, and confess the wonders that he doth for the children of men! for great and marvellous are thy works, O LORD GOD Almighty; true and holy are thy ways, thou King of Saints.

A Prayer of Thanksgiving, in our Retirement after we return home from the Lord's table.

Behold, thou art made whole! sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee. John v. 14.

LORD my God! I acknowledge with all thankfulness of heart thy great mercy and goodness, in giving me an opportunity of approaching thy holy table, in disposing my mind to commemorate the infinite love of my crucified Saviour, to render him thanks and praise for laying down his life as a sacrifice for the sins of the world, and to represent unto thee that sacrifice as a full satisfaction for them; whereby thou dost permit me humbly to

hope for all the benefits of his death and passion. But,

What thanks, most gracious GOD, can I return unto thy Divine Majesty, for impressing a sense of my duty upon my mind; and for that strength and power, whereby thou hast, in some measure, enabled me to perform it? I would praise and magnify thy great and glorious name, and I would entirely devote myself to thy service, as long as I have any being!

Blessed be thy name for those fresh supplies of grace I have received; grant that they may make me run the way of thy commandments with delight and pleasure; that I may never more faint, or droop, or tire in my duty. Blessed be thy name for those comfortable assurances thou hast given me of pardon and forgiveness. Let this thy compassionate goodness be a perpetual obligation to love and gratitude: let it put me upon my guard, that I may watch over all my ways, and do always that which is well-pleasing in thy sight.

Blessed be thy name for that peace and quiet thou hast restored to my soul; for those resolutions thou hast wrought in me to persevere in thy service to the end of my

days; make them firm, vigorous, and constant; and never let any sinful passions any more ruffle and discompose my mind. Blessed be thy name for that relish thou hast given me of spiritual delights, that desire of possessing the eternal inheritance. Let the enjoyments of sense appear mean and contemptible, and let not the pleasures of the world henceforward any more prevail upon me to transgress thy holy laws.

Grant, O LORD, that I may walk worthy of these thy distinguishing mercies, and live as becomes the redeemed of the LORD. Without thee, O blessed Jesus, I can do nothing without thee, who art the Sun of Righteousness, I shall walk in darkness; without thee, who art the Physician of souls, I shall languish and die; without thee, who art the joy of all devout minds, I shall consume my days in sadness. Remain, therefore, O LORD, and abide with me for ever; I shall then be enabled to do thy will in this life, and thereby be qualified to partake of thy glories to all eternity, Amen.

A Prayer for the Spirit of Prayer.

HOLY and eternal GOD! who hast

commanded us to pray unto thee in all our necessities, and to give thee thanks for all our comforts, joys, and blessings, and to adore thee in all thy attributes, and for all thy mercies; give unto me thy servant the spirit of prayer and supplication, that I may understand what is good for me; that I may desire earnestly, and firmly choose, and diligently follow the best things; that I may conform to thy wil, and submit to thy disposing, relinquishing all affection toward sin. Sanctify my heart and mind by thy Holy Spirit, that I may glorify thy name: and be thou gracious unto me, and accept my imperfect services.

Give me the humility of a servant, that I may have the hope and confidence of a son; making earnest and heartfelt addresses to the throne of grace, that in all my necessities I may come to thee for aid, and trust in thee for a gracious answer.

Give me a sober, diligent, and collected spirit in my prayers; neither choked with cares, nor scattered by levity, nor discom

posed by passion, nor estranged from thee by inadvertency, but fixed fast to thee by the indissoluble bonds of fervent love and devotion. Let the beams of thy Holy Spirit, descending from above, enlighten and enkindle that love with great fervour, holy importunity, and unwearied industry, that I may rightly serve and worship thee, and so obtain thy blessing.

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Let my prayers enter into thy presence, and let the lifting up my hands be a daily sacrifice, that the fire of my zeal may be quenched by night or by day, but regard my prayers through the intercession of the Holy Jesus, our great High Priest, that so being hallowed by the merits of Christ, and sanctified by the Holy Spirit, they may be accepted by thee, O GOD, Almighty Father, to whom be glory, thanksgiving, and praise, now and for evermore. Amen.

A Prayer for Holy and Fervent Desires.

MOST Blessed, most Glorious LORD, GOD and Saviour! thou that waterest the furrows of the earth, and refreshest her weariness, and makest her very plenteous,