temptations of an evil world, and may we never be wanting in any part of our duty towards them. Be thou, O Father, their guide and portion in this world and in that which is to come. Pour down, also, bountiful Lord, thy blessings upon all our relations, friends, and neighbors. May they all be - partakers of thy grace in this world, and inheritors of everlasting glory hereafter. And hear us, gracious God, while we further pray in the name and perfect words of our blessed Lord, for ourselves, our friends, and all mankind: Our Father, who art in heaven; hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come; thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven; give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil; for thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.

PRAYER VII.

FROM BISHOP WILSON.-Evening.

O Lord and Heavenly Father, we acknowledge thy great goodness to us in sparing us while we deserve punishment, in continuing to us the good things of this life, and setting before us the happiness of a better. In the midst of life we are in death. Grant, O Lord, that this solemn thought may make us careful how we

live, that we may escape the bitter pains of eternal death. O merciful Lord, pardon our offences, correct and amend whatever is amiss in us, that as we grow in age, we may grow in grace, and the nearer we come to our latter end, the better we may be prepared for it. Give us a true knowledge of ourselves, of the corruption of our nature, and the necessity of thy gracious help to save us from ruin. Take from us all ignorance and hardness of heart, and too much carefulness for the things of this life. May the spirit of Christ ever live and rule in us, possessing our souls with a sincere desire of pleasing thee, and a great dread of offending thee. Deliver us, we pray thee, O God, from the sin that does most easily beset us, from the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eye, and the pride of life, from all unprofitable and sinful thoughts, from lying lips and deceitful tongues, from uncharitable hearts and wavering minds. Let thy love, O God, be shed abroad in our hearts by the power of the Holy Ghost; and grant that it may appear in our whole life and conversation, to thy honor and glory.

Preserve in our souls, O blessed Lord, such a constant and clear sense of our obligations to thee, that, upon the receipt of every favor, we

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may immediately turn our eyes to him from whom cometh our salvation. May thy manifold blessings fix such lasting impressions upon our souls, that we may always praise thee joyfully here on earth, until it shall please thee, of thy unbounded mercy, to call us nearer the place of thy heavenly habitation, to praise our Lord and deliverer to all eternity. In like manner, we pray thee, O Lord, to remember all our friends and relations, making them partakers of the same blessings which we ask for ourselves. And we pray for our enemies, if such there are, not for vengeance, but for mercy; that thou wouldst change their hearts by thy grace, or restrain their malice by thy power. Thou hast been all mercy to us, O God; grant that we may be so to all others. Bless, we also pray thee, all whom thy providence hath set over us, whether in church or state; and give us grace to obey them for conscience sake. Look down in pity and forgiveness on the world which thou hast created. Overrule the commotions of the earth. Bring order out of confusion, and light out of darkness. Establish the reign of peace and righteousness upon earth, and let the Saviour's kingdom be set up in every land and every heart. These our prayers we offer up in the

all-prevailing name of our great Redeemer, in whose own blessed words we would pray, as he hath taught us: Our Father, who art in heaven; hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come; thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven; give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil; for thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever.

PRAYER VIII.

FROM BISHOP WILSON.-Morning.

Amen.

Almighty and eternal God, by whose providence we are sustained, we, the work of thy hands, and part of thy care, sensible of thy goodness hitherto vouchsafed us, are here prostrate before thee, to implore thy mercy and protection for the time to come. We confess, O Lord, that our past ingratitude and sin might justly provoke thee to leave us to ourselves. But since thou hast given us some sense of our unworthiness, we do, in all humility, hope and beg that thou wilt give us thy pardon also. And we not only ask the pardon of our sins, but thy grace and powerful assistance, that we may not for the time to come hazard thy favor and pro

tection by our future wilful transgression. O Lord, leave us not to ourselves; for without thee we can do nothing that is good. To thee we look for grace to know our duty, for willing minds to desire to do it, for strength to perform what thou requirest of us, and that thou wilt mercifully pardon our infirmities, and accept of our poor unworthy services, for Jesus Christ's sake. We put ourselves under thy protection, and beseech thee to give us grace, that with an humble confidence we may depend upon thy watchful providence, thy guidance and thy blessing. Grant that we may ever walk as in thy sight, making a conscience of all our ways, and to the best of our knowledge dealing with others as we ourselves would be dealt with. Give us grace that we may be innocent and harmless in our conversation, well pleased with the prosperity of all around us, and desirous of the good of all people. And, O good God, may we never forget to praise thine infinite goodness for all the blessings we receive at thy hands. Pardon all our former ingratitude, and that we have passed so many days without observing, without admiring and confessing thy wonderful goodness to the most unworthy of all thy servants. Hear us, also, gracious God, while we