By JAMES MERRICK, A. M. READING: Printed and fold by J. CARNAN and Co. 1768, Sold alfo by Meff. NEWBERY and Co. at No. 65, in [Price 1d. or 75. 6d. a Hundred.] 14010 e 36. I. Morning Prayer. II. An Evening Prayer. III. Three Prayers for a Family, or for a Perfon of Education. IV. A Prayer to be used before receiving the Holy Sa crament. V. A Form of Self-Examination. VI. A Prayer to be faid after Self-Examination. VII. A Prayer to be used after receiving the Holy Sa crament. VIII. A Prayer to be used for a Sick Perfon. IX. A Prayer to be used by the Sick Perfon himself. XI. A Prayer to be used by any Friend in Behalf of an XII. A Prayer on the Death of a Friend. XIII. A Prayer to be ufed by a Perfon troubled in Mind. XIV. A Prayer to be used by an Old Person. XV. A Prayer of Preparation for Death. XVI. A Prayer for Sanctification and Spiritual Knowledge, compofed from Ephef. 3. 14, &c. XVII. A Difcourfe on the Nature of the H. Sacrament. O 1. A MORNING Prayer. Almighty God, who haft made all things in Heaven and Earth, and haft given thy Son Jefus Chrift to die upon the Crofs for me and for all Mankind, make me truly thankful for thy Goodness towards me, fanctify me by thy Holy Spirit, and enable me to do all Things which Thou haft commanded. Glory be to Thee for having brought me to the Beginning of this Day: Defend me in it from all Sin and Danger; let me not take thy holy Name in vain, nor fpeak any Words that may offend Thee; let me not fteal, nor cheat, nor any way hurt or grieve my Neighbour, but grant I may do unto all Men as I would they Thould do unto me. [Grant that I may honour my Father and Mother.] Keep me from Lying and Evil-fpeaking, from Anger, Fretfulnefs and Stubbornness, from Strife and Quarrelling, from Envy, Spite and Malice, and from all Uncharitablenefs. Make me modeft in my Behaviour and Converfation; cleanse the Thoughts of my Heart; keep me from Pride, and Sloth, and Idlenefs, from Gluttony and A 2 Drunken. Drunkenness, and grant me all fuch Tempers of Mind as will make me happy in Life and in Death. Bless the King and Royal Family, and all our Governors, Paftors, and Teachers. Bless my Friends and Relations [particularly my Father and Mother, my Brothers and Sifters] for the Sake of Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour. Amen. 0% The Lord's Prayer. UR Father, which art in Heaven; Hallowed be thy Name. Thy Kingdom come. Thy Will be done in Earth, as it is in Heaven. Give us this Day our daily Bread. And forgive us our Trefpaffes, as we forgive them that trefpafs against us. And lead us not into Temptation; but deliver us from Evil. For thine is the Kingdom, and the Power, and the Glory, for ever and ever. Amen. II. An EVENING Prayer. Heavenly Father, forgive whatever Thou hast seen amiss in me this Day, and watch over me, I beseech thee, this Night and for evermore. Grant me quiet and refreshing Sleep, and defend me from all Dangers both of Soul and Body; and give me the promised Grace of thy Spirit to lead an innocent and holy Life: Yet Yet not to trust in my own Righteousness, but wholly in the Merits of thy bleffed Son; that I may die with well-grounded Comfort and Joy, whenever thou shalt be pleased to call me. Blefs the King and Royal Family, and all our Governors, Paftors, and Teachers. Bless my Friends and Relations [particularly my Father and Mother, my Brothers and Sifters] for the Sake of Jefus Christ our Lord and Saviour. Amen. OUR Father, &c. HI. A Prayer for a FAMILY, to be used either in the Morning or Evening. A LMIGHTY God, who haft declared that without Holiness no Man fhall fee thy Face, fanctify and govern our Hearts, we befeech Thee, and enable us to live according to thy bleffed Will: Create in us a true and lively Faith in thy Son Jefus Chrift: Accept and perfect our Repentance; and grant that fetting our Affections on Things above, and making it our daily Care to do what Thou haft commanded, we may preferve a fettled Peace of Mind and Confcience, a full Truft in Thy Providence, and a joyful Hope of everlasting Life. Make us to love and fear Thee above all A 3 Things, |