Take us, O God, this night into thine especial favour and protection: give thy holy Angels charge over us, that no evils may happen unto us, nor any dangers approach us to disturb our repose. Refresh us with comfortable reft; and raise us up in the morning with renewed ftrength and vigour to praise thy name. And, now that we are about to lie down upon our bed of rest, grant us grace seriously to confider that time, when, in a little while, we fhall lie down in the duft and fince we know neither the day nor hour of our master's coming, make us so careful of our duty, and fo watchful against fin, that we may be always ready; that we may never live in fuch a state as we fhould fear to die in ; but that whether we live, we may live unto the Lord; or whether we die, we may die unto the Lord: that whether we live or die, we may be thine, thro' Jefus Chrift our Lord, in whose most holy name and words, we farther call upon thee, Saying,

Our Father, &c.

The Almighty God, who is a strong tower of defence to all them that put their trust in him, to whom all things in heaven and earth, and under the earth, do bow and obey; be now and evermore our defender and preferver.

Unto his gracious favour and protection, we moft humbly commend ourselves, and all that belong unto us; (efpecially all of this houfe

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and family.) The Lord blefs, and keep us. The Lord make his face to fhine upon us, and be gracious unto us. The Lord lift up the light of his countenance upon us, and give us his peace, this night and for evermore.

Amen.

A Prayer from the Liturgy, proper for all Times.

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Lmighty God, our heavenly Father, who of thy great mercy haft promised forgivenefs of fins to all them, who with hearty repentance and true faith turn upon thee: Have mercy upon me, pardon, and deliver me from all my fins; confirm and ftrengthen me in all goodnefs; and bring me to everlasting life through Jefus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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A Prayer of St. PAUL'S.

In Ephefians, Chap. iii. Ver. 14—21.

Bow my knees unto thee, O Father of our

Lord Jefus Chrift, of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named: befeeching that thou wouldeft grant me, according to the riches of thy glory, to be ftrengthened with might by thy fpirit in the inner man that Chrift may dwell in my heart by faith that being rooted and grounded in love, I may be able to comprehend with all Saints, what is the length and breadth, and depth and height and to know

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the love of Chrift, which paffeth knowledge, that I may be filled with all the fulness of God.

Now unto thee, who art able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we afk or think, according to the power that worketh in us: unto thee be glory in the church by Christ Jefus, throughout all ages, world without end.

Amen.

N. B. Many of the Collects for Sundays and other Holy days, in the Book of Common Prayer, may be properly ufed upon various occafions, and particularly the Collect for the fecond Sunday in Advent, may be ufed before reading the facred Scriptures.

No directions for the publick worship are given, as you are furnished with a little tract in your Prayer-book for that purpose, entitled Directions for a devout and decent behaviour in the public worship of God, which, it is to be hoped, you will diligently read; and at the 25th page you will find Collects proper for all occafions pointed out. And, for the Sacrament, Bishop Wilfon's book will be put into your hands, when you are defirous to communicate. In which, as well as in Dr. Stanhope's St. Austin, and his Thomas a Kempis, you will do well to employ yourfelf feripufly and diligently.

A Prayer to be used during Sickness.

N.B. If the fick Perfon is so very ill that she cannot read this herjelf, he may defire fome friend to repeat it to her, and then he may add at the conclufion her hearty Amen.

Almighty, and moft righteous Lord God,

"in whofe hands are the appointments of life and death," give me grace to confider that this my fickness is of thy fending; and to ac

knowledge as well the juftice, as the mercifulnefs of thy vifitation and my fufferings. May I look up to thee for ftrength to bear, and grace to profit by it. It comes, O my God, as thy fcourge for my fins, which is to make me fee, feel, and avoid them; as thy medicine to cure my fpiritual difeafes; and as thy fiery trial, which is to prove my virtues, and purge away my drofs. Let it not fail, Lord, to answer these gracious purposes. Bring to my mind all fuch confiderations as may revive and fuccour me, and raise me above all discouragements and fear; and let my thoughts under this vifitation, be only those of love and thankfulness; of refignation and obedience; of humility and hope in thy mercy. Give me patience, I beseech thee, and a full truft in thy most gracious promises, that I may entertain no evil furmifes; nor fhew any indecent carriage, which would add to my guilt, if I die; or to my remorfe and fhame, if I live.

Pity thy fick fervant, and leffen my forrows, O Father of mercies, out of compaffion to my weakness. Pardon my restlef's complainings, and fupport me under them by thy comforts. Direct and recompenfe the labours and kindness of those who charitably and friendly attend me in my fickness. Keep me always fubmiffive and devout towards thee, and no ways impatient or ungrateful towards thofe around me. May thy

bleffing

bleffing accompany all their endeavours for my good, and all the medicines I take. Put an end in due time to my difeafe, (or to my pains :) either restore me to my strength, health and ease, granting me the mercies of a longer life, or elfe prepare me more immediately for a blessed and eternal life, for our Lord JESUS CHRIST's fake, who died for our fins, and fofe again for our juftification. Amen.

Hath God mercifully restored you to health? Surely you cannot doubt the obligations you lie under, to be thankful for his mercies. Dreadful INDEED, THAT OUT OF TEN LEPERS WHO WERE CLEANSED, only one should return to give thanks! But take special care that you follow not the example of the nine, (See Luke xvii. 7.) for inftances of fuch ingratitude are too

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A Prayer after Recovery.

OST gracious and merciful God, the fountain of life, I return thee humble and hearty thanks for having spared the life of thy fervant; I adore thee as the Author of my Cure, and praife thee for the fuccefs thou haft given to thofe applications which were the means of effecting it. May I remember the chastisements, the inftructions, and the deliverance I have received; and may I be enabled to perform the good refolutions I made in my sickness. As thou haft condefcended to hearken to the prayer of fo finful a creature, may I" call upon thee as long as I live." Being made whole, may I 66 go