↓ Praye liness to those who love and fear thee, and enable them to bring forth much fruit. Bless particularly those persons who exercise works of piety and charity in thy church; especially the religious and other societies in this realm, for the propagation of the gospel in foreign parts, for promoting Christian knowledge at home, for pious conference and charity, and for putting the laws in execution against vice and immorality; and increase the number of them. Send down, most bountiful Lord God, thy blessings, spiritual and temporal, upon my family, and all my relations, friends, and acquaintance, especially on those who are most dear to me, particularly on my wife and children, and those who pray for me, or have desired my prayers; and give us all whatever thou seest necessary and convenient either for our souls or bodies. Reward all who have done me good, and pardon all who have done or wished me evil, and work in them and me all that good which may make us acceptable in thy sight, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Our Father, &c. mediu Parap MIGH thin those reaso dersta tribute e, an thee their Gran knowle that th ver a godlir may work ALMIGHTY God, the creator and governor all things, and most bountiful benefactor of those who fear and obey thee; grant that all reasonable creatures, who are capable of understanding the greatness and glory of thy attributes, may unfeignedly admire and adore thee, and express their veneration and praises of thee in ways most suitable to the condition of their nature, and the discoveries of thy will. Grant that all mankind may come to the knowledge and belief of thy true religion; that the kingdom of Christ may be extended over all the earth; and the eternal laws of godliness, righteousness, charity, and sobriety, may be established throughout the whole world. Grant that all who profess this thy true religion, may live in perfect obedience to the laws thereof; and that men, as far as the infirmity of their nature will permit, may obey thee with proportionable sincerity and constancy, as do the spirits of the blesssed in heaven. Bestow on us every day through the remaining part of our lives, as many of the things of this present world, as are sufficient for our ne |