I a and fr me; renew true f Lord and Saviour; in whose most holy name and words, I conclude these my imperfect prayers. Our Father, &c. Morning Prayer for a Servant. O LORD my God, the great Creator and Pre server of all mankind; I bless and praise thy holy name for all thy mercies to my soul and body thou hast given me another day, O give me grace to spend it to thy honour and glory enable me to work in it the work for which thou hast sent me into the world, before the night of death cometh, wherein I cannot work; that I may not increase the number of my transgressions, by running heedlessly or knowingly into the commission of any sin. O God, the witness of all my actions, and judge of all my thoughts and affections; what would become of me if thou shouldst enter into strict judgment with me! How should I stand before thy tribunal, covered with the guilt and shame of my sin! Lord, I repent, increase thou my repentance; I repent of-[Here mention those sins which most burden thy conscience.] O be thou reconciled unto me, and pardon me, for the sake of Jesus Christ; and not only par liser me from the power and I am conscious to myself of great weakness and frailty. O do thou confirm and strengthen me; create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me: give me a true faith, and inflame my heart with a holy love, that I may delight in thy commandments; that I may walk before thee in uprightness and fear, in faithfulness and honesty: constantly and cheerfully depending upon thee; and doing the duty of my place, not with eyeservice, but with singleness of heart, as knowing that I shall be accountable to thee at the last day, as well for those duties which I owe my master and mistress, as for those which are more immediately to be paid to thee. O Lord, I beseech thee, keep me from all opprobrious and reproachful language; from all lying and slandering; and from all unjust and deceitful actions. Make me always thankful, humble, and contented, neither withholding from thee the praise due to thy infinite bounty and mercy, nor from man the thanks due to him, for any act of kindness or charity towards me. Help me, O my God, so to walk before thee, that my soul may enjoy a true liberty; that my life may be full of comfort, my death of peace; and that I may obtain eternal glory, thsough Jesus Christ our Lord. Bless this whole family to which I belong; -11 harm haaste the goods of unfeigned 136 Private Devotions PART I. breat feare 0 charity, that we may all enjoy the comforts of mutual affection, and of a mutual assistance and aid in our several places. Possess us with a just sense of duty towards thee, and towards man; that we may be living members of thy blessed Son; and grant, that being protected by thy good providence, directed by thy word, and assisted by the influence of thy Holy Spirit, we may meet in the family of heaven, where we shall adore and praise thee, love and enjoy thee to all eternity, through Jesus Christ our Lord; in whose most holy name and words I continue to pray, Our Father, &c. An Evening Prayer for a Servant. O MY God, my strength, and the rock of my salvation, how does my soul praise thee, for thy great goodness, and all the precious promises of the gospel. But, O my God, I have forgotten thee, though thou hast given me my being; I have forgotten thee, though thou gavest thine own Son to redeem me, not only to free me from the punishment due to my sins, but from the slavery and dominion of them, and to procure the the up g gu en ma an it 0 a 136 Private Devotions PART 1. breath feared charity, that we may all enjoy the comforts of mutual affection, and of a mutual assistance and aid in our several places. Possess us with a just sense of duty towards thee, and towards man; that we may be living members of thy blessed Son; and grant, that being protected by thy good providence, directed by thy word, and assisted by the influence of thy Holy Spirit, we may meet in the family of heaven, where we shall adore and praise thee, love and enjoy thee to all eternity, through Jesus Christ our Lord; in whose most holy name and words I continue to pray, Our Father, &c. 0 t have I perish than I h word have provi condi sins. B hum may thee An Evening Prayer for a Servant. O MY God, my strength, and the rock of my salvation, how does my soul praise thee, for thy great goodness, and all the precious promises of the gospel. But, O my God, I have forgotten thee, though thou hast given me my being; I have forgotten thee, though thou gavest thine own Son to redeem me, not only to free me from the punishment due to my sins, but from the of them, and to procure the upo give gua end ma and Ia it of |