demption, have mercy upon thy servants, refuse not to hear the prayers of us miserable, sorrowful, and returning sinners.

O holy and divinest Spirit of the Father, help our infirmities for, of ourselves, we know not what to ask, nor how to pray, but do thou assist and be present in the desires of us miserable sinners.

I.

For Pardon of Sins.

Remember not, Lord, the follies of our childhood, nor the lusts of our youth, the wildness of our head, nor the wanderings of our heart, the infinite sins of our tongue, and the inexcusable errors of the days of vanity.

Lord, have mercy upon us, poor miserable sinners.

Remember not, O Lord, the growing iniquities of our elder age, the pride of our spirit, the abuse of our members, the greediness of our appetite, the inconstancy of our purposes, the peevishness and violence of all our passions and affections.

Lord, have mercy, &c.

Remember not, O Lord, how we have been full of envy and malice, anger, and revenge, fierce and earnest in the purchases and vanities of the world, and lazy and dull, slow, and soon weary in the things of God and of religion.

Lord, have mercy, &c.

Remember not, O Lord, our uncharitable behaviour towards those with whom we have conversed, our jealousies. and suspicions, our evil surmisings and evil reportings, the breach of our promises to men, and the breach of all our holy vows made to thee our God.

Lord, have mercy, &c.

Remember not, O Lord, how often we have omitted the several parts and actions of our duty; for our sins of omission are infinite, and we have not sought after the righteousness of God, but have rested in carelessness and forgetfulness, in a false peace and a silent conscience.

Lord, have mercy, &c.

O most gracious Lord, enter not into judgment with thy, servants, lest we be consumed in thy wrath, and just displeasure from which,

Good Lord, deliver us, and preserve thy servants for ever.

II.

For Deliverance from Evils.

From gross ignorance and stupid negligence, from a wandering head, and a trifling spirit, from the violence and rule of passion, from a servile will, and a commanding lust, from all intemperance, inordination, and irregularity what

soever:

Good Lord, deliver and preserve thy servants for ever. From a covetous mind and greedy desires, from lustful thoughts, and a wanton eye, from rebellious members, and the pride and vanity of spirit; from false opinions and ignorant confidences:

Good Lord, deliver, &c.

From improvidence and prodigality, from envy and the spirit of slander, from idleness and sensuality, from presumption and despair, from sinful actions and all vicious habits: Good Lord, deliver, &c.

From fierceness of rage, and hastiness of spirit, from clamorous and reproachful language, from peevish anger and inhuman malice, from the spirit of contention, and hasty and indiscreet zeal:

Good Lord, deliver, &c.

From a schismatical and heretical spirit, from tyranny and tumults, from sedition and factions, from envying the grace of God in our brother, from impenitence and hardness of heart, from obstinacy and apostasy, from delighting in sin, and hating God and good men :

Good Lord, deliver, &c.

From fornication and adultery, from unnatural desires and unnatural hatreds, from gluttony and drunkenness, from loving and believing lies, and taking pleasure in the remembrances of evil things, from delighting in our neighbour's misery, and procuring it,—from upbraiding others, and hating reproof of ourselves:

Good Lord, deliver, &c.

From impudence and shame, from contempt and scorn, from oppression and cruelty, from a pitiless and unrelenting spirit, from a churlish behaviour, and undecent usages of ourselves or others:

Good Lord, deliver, &c.

From famine and pestilence, from noisome and infectious diseases, from sharp and intolerable pains, from impatience and tediousness of spirit, from a state of temptation, and hardened spirits :

Good Lord, deliver, &c.

From banishments and prison, from widowhood and want, from violence of pains and passions, from tempests and earthquakes, from the rage of fire and water, from rebellion and treason, from fretfulness and inordinate cares, from murmuring against God, and disobedience to the divine commandment :

Good Lord, deliver, &c.

From delaying our repentance, and persevering in sin, from false principles and prejudices, from unthankfulness and irreligion, from seducing others, and being abused ourselves, from the malice and craftiness of the devil, and the deceit and lyings of the world:

Good Lord, deliver, &c

From wounds and murder, from precipices and falls, from fracture of bones, and dislocation of joints, from dismembering our bodies, and all infatuation of our souls, from folly and madness, from uncertainty of mind and state, and from a certainty of sinning:

Good Lord, deliver, &c.

From thunder and lightning, from phantasms, spectres, and illusions of the night, from sudden and great changes, from the snares of wealth, and the contempt of beggary and extreme poverty, from being made an example and a warning to others by suffering sad judgments ourselves :

Good Lord, deliver, &c.

From condemning others, and justifying ourselves, from mispending our time and abusing thy grace, from calling good evil, and evil good, from consenting to folly, and tempting others:

Good Lord, deliver, &c.

From excess in speaking and peevish silence, from looser laughing and immoderate weeping, from giving evil example to others, or following any ourselves, from giving or receiving scandal, from the horrible sentence of endless death and damnation :

Good Lord, deliver, &c.

From cursing and swearing, from uncharitable chiding, and easiness to believe evil, from the evil spirit that walketh at noon, and the arrow that flieth in darkness,-from theangel of wrath, and perishing in popular diseases:

Good Lord, deliver, &c.

From the want of a spiritual guide, from a famine of the word and sacraments, from hurtful persecution, and from taking part with persecutors:

Good Lord, deliver, &c.

From drowning or being burnt alive, from sleepless nights and contentious days, from a melancholy and a confused spirit, from violent fears, and the loss of reason, from a vicious life, and a sudden and unprovided death:

Good Lord, deliver, &c.

From relying upon vain fancies and false foundations, from an evil and an amazed conscience, from sinning near the end of our life, and from despairing in the day of our death:

Good Lord, deliver, &c.

From hypocrisy and wilfulness, from self-love and vain ambition, from curiosity and carelessness, from being tempted in the days of our weakness, from the prevailing of the flesh, and grieving the Spirit, from all thy wrath, and from all our

sins:

Good Lord, deliver, &c.

III.

For Gifts and Graces.

Hear our prayer, O Lord, and consider our desire; hearken unto us for thy truth and righteousness' sake: O hide not thy face from us, neither cast away thy servants in displeasure.

Give unto us the spirit of prayer, frequent and fervent, holy and persevering, an unreprovable faith, a just and an humble hope, and a never-failing charity.

Hear our prayers, O Lord, and consider our desire.

Give unto us true humility, a meek and a quiet spirit, a loving and a friendly, a holy and a useful conversation, bearing the burdens of our neighbours, denying ourselves,

and studying to benefit others, and to please thee in all things.

Hear our prayers, &c.

Give us a prudent and a sober, a just and a sincere, a temperate and a religious spirit; a great contempt of the world, a love of holy things, and a longing after heaven, and the instruments and paths that lead thither.

Hear our prayers, &c.

Grant us to be thankful to our benefactors, righteous in performing promises, loving to our relatives, careful of our charges, to be gentle and easy to be entreated, slow to anger, and fully instructed and readily prepared for every good work. Hear our prayers, &c.

Give us a peaceable spirit, and a peaceable life, free from debt and deadly sin, grace to abstain from all appearances of evil, and to do nothing but what is of good report, to confess Christ and his holy religion, by a holy and obedient life,— and a mind ready to die for him when he shall call us and assist us.

Hear our prayers, &c.

Give to thy servants a watchful and an observing spirit, diligent in doing our duty, inflexible to evil, obedient to thy word, inquisitive after thy will,-pure and holy thoughts, strong and religious purposes, and thy grace to perform faithfully what we have promised in the day of our duty, or in the day of our calamity.

Hear our prayers, &c.

O teach us to despise all vanity, to fight the battles of the Lord manfully against the flesh, the world, and the devil, to spend our time religiously and usefully, to speak gracious words, to walk always as in thy presence, to preserve our souls and bodies in holiness, fit for the habitation of the Holy Spirit of God.

Give us a holy and a perfect repentance, a well instructed understanding, regular affections, a constant and a wise heart, a good name, a fear of thy majesty, and a love of all thy glories above all the things in the world for ever.

Hear our prayers, &c.

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Give us a healthful body and a clear understanding, the love of our neighbours, and the peace of the church, the