IN particular, we implore thy grace and protec. For grace to guide tion for the ensuing day. Keep us temperate and keep us the fol in our meats and drinks, and diligent in our several towing day, and for callings. Grant us patience under any afflictions God's blessing on the thou shalt see fit to lay on us, and minds always business of the same. contented with our present condition. Give us On Sunday Morn grace to be just and upright in all our dealings; ing instead of this, quiet and peaceable; full of compassion; and say, and let thy Holy ready to do good to all men, according to our Spirit accompany us abilities and opportunities. Direct us in all our public worship, mato the place of thy ways (and prosper the works of our hands in the king us serious and business of our several stations.) Defend us from attentive, and rais all dangers and adversities; and be graciously ing our minds from pleased to take us, and all things belonging to us, the thoughts of this. under thy Fatherly care and protection. These world to the consi things, and whatever else thou shalt see necessary that we may fer and convenient to us, we humbly beg, through vently join in the the merits and mediation of thy Son Jesus Christ prayers and praises our Lord and Saviour. Amen. of thy Church, and listen to our duty with honest hearts, deration of the next, HE grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy in order to practise Ghost, be with us all evermore. Amen. EVENING PRAYER it The Family being together, a little before Bed Time, let the Master or Mistress, or any other whom they shall think proper, say as follows, all kneeling : OUR Father, who art in Heaven, Hallowed be thy Name; Thy Kingdom come; Thy Will be done on Earth, as it is in Heaven; Give us this day our daily bread; And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass 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. Confession of sins, with a don short par MOST merciful God, who art of purer eyes than to behold iniquity, and hast promised forgiveness to all those who confess and forsake their sins; we come before thee in an humble sense of our own unworthiness, acknowledging our manifold transgressions of thy righteous laws. But, O gra- Here, let him cious Father, who desirest not the death of a sin- who reads make a ner, look upon us, we beseech thee, in mercy, and forgive us all our transgressions. Make us deeply sensible of the great evil of them; and work in us an hearty contrition; that we may obtain forgiveness at thy hands, who art ever ready to receive humble and penitent sinners; for the sake of thy Son Jesus Christ, our only Saviour and Redeemer. Amen. AND lest, through our own frailty, or the temp pause, that every one may secretly confess the sins and failings of that day. Prayer for grace better. tations which encompass us, we be drawn to reform and grow again into sin, vouchsafe us, we beseech thee, the direction and assistance of thy Holy Spirit. Reform whatever is amiss in the temper and disposition of our souls; that Lo unclean thoughts, unlawful designs, or inordinate desires, may rest there. Purge our hearts from envy, hatred, and malice; that we may never suffer the sun to go down upon our wrath; but may always go to our rest in peace, charity, and good-will, with a conscience void of offence towards thee and towards men: That so, we may be preserved pure and blameless, unto the coming of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen. The Intercession. AND accept, O Lord, our intercessions for all mankind. Let the light of thy Gospel shine upon all nations; and may as many as have received it, live as becomes it. Be gracious unto thy Church; and grant that every member of the same, in his vocation and ministry, may serve thee faithfully. Bless all in authority over us; and so rule their hearts and strengthen their hands, that they may punish wickedness and vice, and maintain thy true religion and virtue. Send down thy blessings, temporal and spiritual, upon all our relations, friends, and neighbours. Reward all who have done us good, and pardon all those who have done or wish us evil, and give them repentance and better minds. Be merciful to all who are in any trouble; and do thou, the God of pity, administer to them according to their several necessities, for his sake who went about doing good, thy Son our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen, The Thanksgiving. Thanks for all thy mercies; for our being, our our prayers, O Lord, we join our unfeigned reason, and all other endowments and faculties of soul and body; for our health, friends, food, and raiment, and all the other comforts and conveniences of life. Above all, we adore thy mercy in sending thy only Son into the world to redeem us from sin and eter nal death, and in giving us the knowledge and sense of our duty towards thee. We bless thee for thy patience with us, notwithstanding our many and great provocations; for all the directions, assistances, and comforts of thy Holy Spirit; for thy continual care and watchful providence over us through the whole course of our lives; and particularly for the mercies and benefits of the past day: Beseeching thee to continue these thy blessings to us; and to give us grace to show our thankfulness in a sincere obedience to his laws, through whose merits and intercession we received them all, thy Son our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen. Prayer for God's IN particular, we beseech thee to continue thy protection through gracious protection to us this night. Defend us the night following. from all dangers and mischiefs, and from the fear of them; that we may enjoy such refreshing sleep, as may fit us for the duties of the following day. Make us ever mindful of the time when we shall lie down in the dust; and grant us grace always to live in such a state, that we may never be afraid to die: So that living and dying we may be thine, through the merits and satisfaction of thy Son Christ Jesus, in whose name we offer up these our imperfect prayers. Amen. THE HE grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Ghost, be with us all evermore. Amen. On Sundays and on other days, when it may be convenient, it will be proper to begin with a Chapter, or part of a Chapter, from the New Testament. 176 To be used instead of the Psalms for the Day, at the Discretion of the Minister. SELECTION I. salm 19. Coeli enarrant. sumptuous sins, lest they get the HE heavens declare the glory and the meditation of my heart, The God, and the armament be alway acceptable in thy sight, showeth his handy work. Their sound is gone out into all lands; and their words into the ends of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun; which cometh | forth as a bridegroom out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a giant to run his course. It goeth forth from the uttermost part of the heaven, and runneth about unto the end of it again; and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof. O Lord, my strength, and my Redeemer. Psalm 24. Domini est terra. Tthat therein is; the compass HE earth is the Lord's, and all of the world, and they that dwell therein. For he hath founded it upon the seas, and prepared it upon the floods. Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord? or who shall rise up in his holy place? Even he that hath clean hands and a pure heart; and that hath not lift up his mind unto vanity, nor sworn to deceive his neighbour. He shall receive the blessing The law of the Lord is an un-from the Lord; and righteousness defled law, converting the soul; from the God of his salvation. the testimony of the Lord is sure, This is the generation of those and giveth wisdom unto the sim-who seek him; even of those who ple. seek thy face, O Jacob. The statutes of the Lord are right, and rejoice the heart; the commandment of the Lord is pure, and giveth light unto the eyes. The fear of the Lord is clean, and endureth for ever; the judgments of the Lord are true, and righteous altogether. More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold; sweeter also than honey, and the honey-comb. Moreover, by them is thy servant taught; and in keeping of them there is great reward. Who can tell how oft he offendeth? O cleanse thou me from my fecret faults. Keep thy servant also from pre Lift up your heads, O ye gates, and be ve lift up, ye everlasting doors, and the King of glory shall come in. Who is the King of glory? it is the Lord strong and mighty, even the Lord mighty in battle. Lift up your heads, O ye gates, and be ye lift up,ye everlasting doors, and the King of glory shall | come in Who is the King of glory? even the Lord of hosts, he is the King of glory. Psalm 103, Benedic, anima mea. and all that is within me, praise his holy name. Praise the Lord, O my soul; and forget not all his benefits: Who forgiveth all thy sin, and healeth all thine infirmities; Who saveth thy life from destruction, and crowneth thee with mercy and loving kindness; Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things, making thee young and lusty as an eagle. The Lord executeth righteousness and judgment, for all them that are oppressed with wrong. He showed his ways unto Moses, his works unto the children of Israel. O praise the Lord, ye Angels of his, ye that excel in strength; ye that fulfil his commandment, and hearken unto the voice of his words. O praise the Lord, all ye his hosts; ye servants of his, that do his pleasure. O speak good of the Lord, all ye works of his, in all places of his dominion: Praise thou the Lord, O my soul. SELECTION II. O LORD, thou hast searched The Lord is full of compassion From Psalm 139. Domine, probasti. and mercy, long-suffering, and He will not alway be chiding; neither keepeth he his anger for of great goodness. me out, and known me; thou knowest my down-sitting, and mine up-rising; thou understandest my thoughts long before. He hath not dealt with us after Thou art about my path, and our sins; nor rewarded us accord-about my bed, and spiest out all ing to our wickednesses. my ways. ever. For look how high the heaven is in comparison of the earth; so great is his mercy also toward those who fear him! Look how wide also the east is from the west; so far hath he set our sins from us! Yea, like as a father pitieth his own children; even so is the Lord merciful unto them that fear him. For he knoweth whereof we are made; he remembereth that we are but dust. The days of man are but as grass; for he flourisheth as a flower of the field. For as soon as the wind goeth over it, it is gone; and the place thereof shall know it no more. But the merciful goodness of the Lord endureth for ever and ever upon those who fear him; and his righteousness upon children's children; Even upon such as keep his covenant, and think upon his commandments to do them. The Lord hath prepared his seat in heaven, and his kingdom ruleth over all. For lo, there is not a word in my tongue, but thou, O Lord, knowest it altogether. Thou hast fashioned me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me. Such knowledge is too wonderful and excellent for me; I cannot attain unto it. Whither shall I go then from thy Spirit? or whither shall I go then from thy presence? If I climb up into heaven, thou art there; if I go down to hell, thou art there also. If I take the wings of the morning, and remain in the uttermost parts of the sea; Even there also shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me. If I say, Peradventure the darkness shall cover me; then shall my night be turned to day. Yea, the darkness is no darkness with thee, but the night is as clear as the day; the darkness and light to thee are both alike. For my reins are thine; thou hast covered me in my mother's womb. I will give thanks unto thee, for The Lord is loving unto every I am fearfully and wonderfully man, and his mercy is over all made: Marvellous are thy works, his works. and that my soul knoweth right well. My bones are not hid from thee, though I be made secretly, and fashioned beneath in the earth. Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being imperfect; and in thy book were all my members written. Which day by day were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them. All thy works praise thee, O Lord; and thy saints give thanks unto thee. They show the glory of thy kingdom, and talk of thy power; That thy power, thy glory, and mightiness of thy kingdom, might be known unto men. Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion endureth throughout all ages. The Lord upholdeth all such How dear are thy counsels un-as fall, and lifteth up all those who to me, O God; O how great is the are down. sum of them! If I tell them, they are more in number than the sand; when I wake up, I am present with thee. Try me, O God, and seek the ground of my heart; prove me, and examine my thoughts. Look well if there be any way of wickedness in me; and lead me in the way everlasting. Psalm 145. Exaltabo te, Deus. WILL magnify thee, O God, my King, and I will praise thy name for ever and ever. I Every day will I give thanks unto thee, and praise thy name for ever and ever. The eyes of all wait upon thee, O Lord, and thou givest them their meat in due season. Thou openest thine hand, and fillest all things living with plenteousness. The Lord is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works. The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him; yea, all such as call upon him faithfully. He will fulfil the desire of those who fear him; he also will hear their cry, and will help them. The Lord preserveth all those who love him; but scattereth abroad all the ungodly. My mouth shall speak the Great is the Lord, and marvel-praise of the Lord; and let all lous, worthy to be praised; there flesh give thanks unto his holy is no end of his greatness. name for ever and ever. One generation shall praise thy works unto another, and declare thy power. As for me, I will be talking of thy worship, thy glory, thy praise, and wondrous works; So that men shall speak of the might of thy mervellous acts; and I will also tell of thy greatness. The memorial of thine abundant kindness shall be showed, and men shall sing of thy right eousness. The Lord is gracious and merciful; long-suffering, and of great goodness. SELECTION III. From Psalm 51. Miserere mei Deus. HAVE mercy upon me, O God, after thy great goodness; according to the multitude of thy mercies, do away mine offences. Wash me thoroughly from my wickedness, and cleanse me from my sin: For I acknowledge my faults, and my sin is ever before me. Against thee only have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight, that thou mightest be justi |