vere in thy fervice to the end of my days; make them firm, vigorous, and conftant; and never let any finful paffions any more ruffle and difcompofe my mind.

Bleffed be thy name for that relish thou haft given me of fpiritual delights, that defire of poffeffing the eternal inheritance: Let the enjoyments of fenfe appear mean and contemptible; and let not the pleafures of the world henceforward any more prevail upon me to tranfgrefs thy holy laws.

Grant, O Lord, that I may walk worthy of these thy diftinguishing mercies, and live as it becomes the redeemed of the Lord. Without thee, O bleffed Jefus, I can do nothing; without thee, whe art the fun of righteoufness, I shall walk in darkness; without thee, who art the physician of fouls, I fhall languish and die; without thee, who art the joy of all devout minds, I fhall confume my days away in fadness. Remain therefore, O Lord, and abide with me for ever; I fhall then be enabled to do thy will in this life, and thereby be qualified to partake of thy glories to all eternity in the next. Amen. Amen.

Directions.

Thus having complied with the duties of the morning, you may refresh yourself with a temperate and chearful meal, and thankfully enjoy the good things of this life, which God hath bleffed thee with. As

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to the afternoon of this, and all other Lord's days, you are piously and prudently to divide it between the publick fervice, family duties, private devotions, offices of charity, if they present themselves; and, I will add your own neceffary refreshment: for I am not so ftrići as totally to forbid you fome time upon that day, to unbend your mind, and relax your thoughts, by any company and converfation that is inFructive, and innocently diverting; but Labfolutely forewarn you against all places of publick refort, all gaming, and sportful exercifes, as giving offence to fome, and bad examples to others; for they are unJuitable to the ferioufnefs and folemnity of the day, and indeed favouring too much of levity and profaneness: and for the further improvement of thy foul, read a leffon out of the New WHOLE DUTY OF MAN, Sunday 2. Section III.

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N. B. After thefe good inftructions and devotions, if thou wouldft, my devout chriftian! perfevere in thy duty, and defireft to lead an holy and godly life for the future, I would advise thee, by all means (after you have ended the foregoing meditation) to make the fecond part of this New Week's Preparation to be thy companion for the week enfuing; for beginning with the devotions for this Sunday's evening, it will furnish thee, through the courfe of another week, with fuch devotions, meditations, and hymns, as will be acceptable to Almighty God, after thou hast been a worthy partaker of the Lord's fupper.

Thofe fervants and others, who have not the command of their own time and therefore cannot employ as much of it in thefe exercises as they could wish and defire; they may reft affured that GOD approves and accepts their willing mind, provided they go on in a fincere refolution to avoid and forfake fin, and live in the fear of GOD; and behave themfelves with confcience and honefly in thofe feveral flations of life which his providence has appointed them.

N. B. The Second Part of the New Week's Preparation (as well as the First Part) publifhed by the KING'S AUTHORITY, is fold by W. BENT, at the King's Arms, No. 55, Pater-nofter Row, London,

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A Morning Prayer.

Proper to be used any day in the week.

Olet me hear thy loving kindnefs betimes in the morning, for in thee is my truft: fhew thou me the way that I should walk in, for I lift up my foul unto thee. Pfalm cxliii. 8.

Moft mighty and gracious God, to whom I am indebted for all the good things I enjoy; for in thee I live, and move, and have my being; I defire to adore and bless thy glorious name, humbly befeeching thee to accept this my morning facrifice of praife and thankfgiving for the comfortable refreshment of the night paft, for thy prefervation of me [and my family and all that belongs to me] from fire, robbery, and tempeft, and from all perils and dangers, and efpecially for bringing me in health and fafety to the beginning of this day; in which I beseech thee, O Lord, to keep me without fin.

Give me awful thoughts of thy divine maje fty, and fuch an humble, ferious, and devout frame of mind, that my adoration may not reft in a mere outward form of godlinefs, but that I may always offer unto thee a lively facrifice, holy and acceptable in thy fight,

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Re with me, O Lord, this day in all places and upon all occafions: direct and guide me, fanctify and preferve me: keep me both outwardly in my body, and inwardly in my foul: defend me from the power and malice of the devil, from the corruptions of my own finiful nature, and from those fins efpecially, that feem most habitual to me. Pardon, Lbefeech thee, all the fins I have at any time committed, grant that I may die unto fin, and rife again unto righteoufnefs; that henceforth being freed from fin, all things belonging to the fpirit may live and grow in me.

[Direct me, O Lord, On Sunday morning inin all my affairs, blefstead of the oppofite paramy labours and ftu-graph, fay,

dies, and give me grace [And now I am going to to do my duty in that the place of thy publick worftate of life, whereun-hip, I beseech thee let thy to thou haft been plea-and make me devout, feriholy spirit accompany me, fed to call me, and ous, and attentive. Raife my make me therewith mind from the thoughts of this world to the confideracontent: continue to tion of the next; that I may me the bleffings I en-join fervently in the prayers joy; fupply me with and praifes of thy church, thofe I want; and turn and liften to my duty with from me all thofe e-l vils

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vils which I have mof grace to dedicate this day; as righteously deferved; thou haft appointed me, to or which either they fervice and the care of my foul. Direct me in all malice of the devil, or my ways, and guide my feet the wickedness,ormif- in thy paths, that I may, at fortunes of the world oufnefs, be tranflated to a the laft, from a life of rightemay bring upon me.] life of eternal glory.]

I refign, O God, and give myself to thy providence; I fubmit myfelf to all the events which it fhall please thee to bring upon me; and grant me always thofe things, whether profperous or adverfe, that may best conduce, and be moft profitable to my eternal falvation. So, my God, do with me what thou feeft good, and let thy holy will be done in me, and by me, for the fake of Jefus Chrift our Lord. And for this end,

Teach me to direct my converfation as becometh the gofpel; and grant that I may this day, and for ever, endeavour to mortify my corrupt inclinations, to cleanfe myfelf from all filthinefs of flesh and spirit, and to bring every inordinate defire to the obedience of thy will.

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