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III.
THE PRAYER OF TOBIT FOR DEATH.
IV.
PSALM XXXI. 5 (as repeated in history).
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V.
PRAYERS IN THE EARLY CHURCH.
Te Deum Laudamus. - The Prayer of Polycarp on being
brought to the Stake. - The Oldest Prayer in Metre for
Children. - Prayer of Chrysostom. - Cyprian.
So-called Prayers of St. James and St. Mark. — A Prayer
from the Eastern Liturgy of St. Mark
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The
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Religious Experience and Devotions. - God All-in-All. -
The Divine Illumination.
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IX.
DIES IRÆ.
The Prayer in the Dies Iræ.
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X.
THOMAS A. KEMPIS.
For Contentment in Christ.
XI.
GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS.
Gustavus Adolphus before the Battle of Lutzen
XII.
THE PRAYER OF KEPLER.
XIII.
FRENCH PIETISTS.
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Guyon. A Meditation. - A Meditation. - Fenelon.
A Prayer for Morning. — For Noon. - For Evening. -
For Divine Love. - Evening. -Fenelon's Supreme De-
sire. - Massillon. - A Prayer of Massillon,
Martin Luther's Prayer at the Diet of Worms, and Prayer
for the Life of Melancthon, 1483-1546
Knox's Prayers for Scotland. — For the Kingdom. - The
Prayers and Liturgies of Edward VI.- For Gentlemen.
For Landlords.-Lady Jane Gray in Prison.-In Prison.
The Prayer of Latimer for England. - The Last
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Prayers of Ridley. A Prayer of Ridley for Spiritual
Illumination.-Bishop Hooper's Prayer. - Queen Katha-
rine Parr. - Queen Elizabeth's Prayers for England. -
Mary, Queen of Scots. - Prayer Composed by Mary,
Queen of Scots, just before her Execution. - Prayer of
Sir Francis Bacon after his Fall
XVI.
BISHOP ANDREWS' DEVOTIONS.
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XVII.
ENGLISH AND SCOTTISH WORTHIES.
Before Battle. - George Wishart.
Jeremy Taylor. -In Sickness. -
- Samuel Rutherford.
The Angels' "Song
- Richard Langhorn. - Prayer of Rich-
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CROMWELL AND VANE.
The Last Prayer of Cromwell. [1599-1658]-Prayer of
Ken's Morning and Evening Prayers. - Ken's Morning
Prayer. Ken's Evening Prayer
XX.
WILLIAM THE SILENT.
George Herbert.
XXI,
ENGLISH WORTHIES.
After Preaching.- Dr. Samuel John-
son's Prayer. On my Birthday [1738]. - New Year's
[1748].-1764. - Prayer. - Before Communion [1773].
-1784.- Ejaculation. - John Wesley's Grace Before
Meat, and Prayer in Extreme Age. - Charles Wes-
ley's Last Prayer in Verse. - Helpless, yet Happy.
-Aged and Helpless. Wilberforce. - Last Prayers of
Hannah More
God
XXII.
DERZHAVIN.
XXIII.
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BRAINERD AND ELIOT.
The Prayers of Brainerd. - John Eliot's Prayers .
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XXVI.
AMERICAN HISTORIC PRAYERS.
A Prayer in the Old South. - Franklin's Resolution (for
Prayers in the First Constitutional Convention.) — At
Braddock's Grave [1755]. — The June Fast [1774].
The First Prayer in Congress [1774]. The Evening
Prayer at Brandywine [1777]. -Washington's Prayers
at Valley Forge [1777--78.] — The Prayers of the Mother
of Washington. Mary, the Mother of Washington. —
The Bower of Prayer. — Morgan's Prayer in the Tree-
top.-Commodore Macdonough's Prayer [1814.] — The
New England Thanksgiving [1623]. The Thanksgiv-
ing in Congress in 1781. - President Lincoln.
XXVII.
BEGINNINGS OF MISSIONARY ENTER-
PRISES IN PRAYER.
XXVIII.
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DYING PRAYERS.
Erasmus. - Bishop Jewell.-John Janeway.-Archbishop
Burns in Penitence [written in sickness]. - Thy Kingdom
Come.-Lead, Kindly Light.- Litany. - Thy Will be
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