In Time of War.

GOD! the Lord of Hosts! vengeance belongeth

unto thee; thy power no creature can resist; but in wrath thou rememberest mercy. O gracious. Father! restrain, we humbly beseech thee, the efforts of our enemies, and save us from the perils and evils of war. Inspire all who are high in authority over the nations, with dispositions to peace; and grant that the whole earth may become as one family. May glory to God and good will to men prevail upon earth, that we and all people may praise and serve thee, in all quietness. Hear, we beseech thee, our prayer, for the Redeemer's sake. Amen.

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In Time of great Sickness and Mortality.

LORD! we are consumed by thine anger, and

by thy wrath are we troubled. Thou hast set our iniquities before thee, our secret sins in the light of thy countenance. Our days are passed in thy displeasure, and we spend our years as a tale that is told. Thou hast dealt justly with us, O Lord! in all things, for we have not obeyed thee. Thou hast seen that our wickedness was great, that the thoughts of our hearts were evil continually, and thou hast sent forth sickness and tribulation among us. The king of terrors is in the midst of us. 0 God! remember mercy, and withdraw from our

land this awful scourge. O! say to this angel of death, it is enough, and of thy mercy spare us. But whatever the future may have in store for us, whether of good or of evil, give us grace to praise thy compassion with humility and fear, and to bless thy name for ever and ever; through Jesus Christ our Saviour. Amen.

For a Person expecting, or under, Sentence of Death.

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E implore thy mercy, O most gracious God! for the unhappy man in whose behalf our prayers are offered. O God! who desirest that the greatest of sinners should turn from his wickedness and live; we pray thee to seek this unfortunate prisoner, who, having forsaken thee, hath been surprised in his. iniquities, and is about to suffer the punishment of the law, and to appear before thee.

O LORD Jesus! Saviour and Redeemer of men, who didst graciously hear the prayers of a malefactor crucified with thee; have pity on this convict, now cast down in thy holy and awful presence; give him repentance unto life; and grant that the punishment which awaits him may be sanctified to the salvation of his soul.

HEAR, O God! hear from heaven, thy dwelling-place, the prayers he may offer to thee in his distress. Favourably hear those who may intercede with thee, for him. If his body must suffer, may his spirit be saved in the day of the Lord. Al

though he may not escape the judgment of men, grant that he fall not under that awful condemnation, which destroyeth both soul and body.

These mercies, O Lord! we ask in the name, and for the sake of thy compassionate Son, Jesus Christ, our Redeemer. Amen.

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For a Sick Person.

AVOURABLY hear us, O Father of mercies ! while we implore thy compassion in behalf of the sick person, for whom our prayers are desired. Visit him with thine infinite goodness, and sanctify unto him thy fatherly correction. May the sense of his danger strengthen his faith, and make his repentance the more sincere. Restore him, we humbly beseech thee, to the prayers of his family and of thy servants, who ask thy assistance, for the restoration of his health; and grant that the residue of his life may be devoted to his salvation, and to thy glory. But if it shall seem to thee good to order otherwise, give him grace to end his days in faith and hope, that he may dwell with thee in life everlasting; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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For a Sick Child.

LMIGHTY and most merciful Father! in whose

hands are the issues of life and death; look down, we beseech thee, in compassion upon the sick. child, for whom our prayers are desired. If it be thy good pleasure, deliver him from his bodily sickness, prolong his days upon earth, enable him to live in thy fear and to thy glory, and visit him with thy salvation. But if it please thee, O gracious God! in thy wise providence, to take his soul at this time out of the world, receive him, we entreat thee, into those heavenly habitations, where the spirits of all who are in the Lord Jesus enjoy perpetual rest and felicity. Grant this, O Lord! for the love of thy Son, our Saviour, Jesus Christ. Amen.

For a Person under Affliction.

MERCIFUL God and heavenly Father! who hast taught us, in thy holy word, that thou dost not willingly afflict the children of men; look with pity, we beseech thee, on the sorrows of thy servant, for whom our prayers are desired. In thy wisdom, thou hast visited him with trouble, and hast brought distress upon him. Remember him, O Lord! in mercy. Sanctify thy fatherly correction to him. Endue his soul with patience under his affliction, and with resignation to thy blessed will. Comfort

him with a sense of thy goodness, and give him peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

For a Person, or Persons, at Sea, or going to Sea.

ETERNAL God! who alone spreadest out the heavens, and rulest the raging of the sea; we commend to thy almighty protection, thy servant, for whose preservation on the great deep our prayers are desired. Guard him, we beseech thee, from the dangers of the sea, from sickness, from the violence of enemies, and from every evil to which he may be exposed. Conduct him in safety to the haven where he would be, with a grateful sense of thy mercies; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

THANKSGIVINGS.

For Rain.

GOD! our heavenly Father! who, by thy pro

vidence, dost cause the former and the latter rain to descend upon the earth, that it may bring forth fruit for the use of man; we give thee humble thanks that it hath pleased thee favourably to hear our prayers; and in our great necessity, to send us rain for the dry and thirsty earth. For this thy