the necessities and distresses of all our brethren throughout the world. O, enlighten the ignorant, quicken the careless, awake the secure, convince the erroneous, reclaim the vicious, establish the unsettled, and comfort the dejected. Bring all to the knowledge and love of thy truth, and to the participation of thy grace, and the obedience of Christ; and so to the blessed hope of thy heavenly glory, and the eternal salvation of our souls. We pray, as more particularly bound, for the king, and all magistrates and ministers, and all our friends and relations, and all thy servants, and all the afflicted, everywhere; especially those for whose happiness and salvation thou knowest us to be chiefly concerned. O do thou for us, and for them, as thou knowest best, and most needful and expedient, for thy own mercy's sake in Jesus Christ.

And, as we pray to thee for what we want, so we desire to praise thee for all that we have received at thy hands. And, blessed be thy name, O Lord, that we have any thing, yea, that we have so many things to bless and praise thee for. O what shall we render, to the Lord for all his benefits! What can we give thee, our God, but the glory of thy own gifts and goodness unto us. O, dear Lord! let not our hearts be shut and straightened towards thee, whose hand is every day so open unto us; but do thou possess and enlarge these hearts of ours with more and greater love and thankfulness to thee, who hast so abounded in mercy and lovingkindness towards us, that we may give thee

thee thanks with all our hearts, and glorify thy name for evermore.

And now that the night is upon us, and we are ready to betake ourselves to rest, we commit ourselves to thy gracious protection, who never sleepest nor slumberest, but hast still a watchful eye upon thy people. O watch over us, our God, we pray thee, for our good, that none of the evils or harms which our sins have deserved may befal us. Preserve us from the works and from the snares of darkness and from all the terrors and dangers of the night. Let all our sins, to day, or heretofore committed, be removed out of thy sight, and shew us the light of thy countenance, O Lord, to refresh us with the sense of thy blessed love and favour, in our dear Redeemer: for whom and to whom, with thy eternal Self, and holy Spirit, be all thanks and praise, and honour and glory, ascribed by us, and all thy church, from this time forth, world without end. Amen.

A sixth Evening Prayer.

LORD, our God, most high and mighty, most wise and holy, and just and good! Thou art, and ever wast, and for ever shall continue, unspeakably blessed and glorious, above all that we are able to express or to conceive. Thou dost not need the services of men or angels to make the least addition to thy glory and bliss. Men cannot be profitable unto God; our goodness will not extend to the Lord. But in kindness and love to our souls it is, that thou art pleased to lay thy commands upon us to

wait npon thee in these duties of thy immediate service; which is the blissful employment of all the glorious host of heaven. Thou humblest thyself even to behold the things that are in heaven, to take notice of the worship of those blessed creatures above. O how wonderful is thy condescension then, to look down upon us, poor sinful worms, that dwell here in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust! Lord, what is man that thou takest knowledge of him, and the son of man that thou makest account of him! Thou canst not at all need us, nor any thing of ours, O blessed God; but we all do stand in great and continual need of thee, our only sovereign good; in need of thy mercy and forgiveness, thy grace and guidance, thy blessing and assistance: without which we could never hope to escape the curses and miseries which are the due wages of our sins; nor ever to attain unto that glory and blessedness, which are the free gifts of God in Jesus Christ.

The desire of our souls, therefore, is to thy name, O Lord, and to the remembrance of thee. Our eyes are towards thee, and all our expectation is from thee; and still we wait, and call, and depend upon thee, till thou have mercy upon us, according to our several necessities, and according to the riches of thy grace, and the titude of thy mercies. O remember not against us former iniquities: enter not into judgment with us, according to the desert of our sins; but according to thy mercy remember thou us, for thy goodness sake, Ó Lord.

Blot out our transgressions as a cloud;

and justify us freely by thy grace, through the redemption that is in Jesus Christ. And bless us, holy God of our salvation, in turning us from all our iniquities, and giving us grace to repent and amend our lives according to thy holy word.

And to this end, be thou pleased to enlighten our darkened minds with the beams of thy saving truth, that we may not be unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is. And reform our depraved wills, inclining them to a cheerful and ready compliance with all the motions of thy good Spirit. Regulate our unruly passions; purify our corrupt affections; and convert all the faculties of our souls, to be instruments of thy glory, as they have been of thy dishonour: and make our bodies fit temples for thy holy Spirit to dwell in. Yea, sanctify us wholly, that we may, as we ought, sanctify thy blessed name.

And quicken us, O Lord, to hear thy voice, while it is called to-day, that we may make haste, and not delay, to keep thy commandments. O keep us frequently and affectionately mindful of the shortness of our time, the frailty of our lives, and the uncertainty of our being here in this mutable world, that so soon passeth away, and where we have no continuing city; but are strangers and sejourners with thee, as all our fathers before us were. O let the remembrance and consideration of this have such a prevailing influence upon us, as to crucify the work to us, and make us more concerned for our everlasting welfare, and more

careful to improve every present enjoyment, to our soul's eternal advantage; and to grow holier still, as we grow older: that the days which pass over us may not leave us without any amendment wrought upon us; but that the work of thy grace may go on successfully upon our hearts, till it has made us ripe and ready for the joys and glories of thy kingdom.

The same things also we beg in behalf of all that ought to share in our prayers. O forgive the sins, and relieve the miseries of thy poor creatures everywhere. Enlarge the borders of thy Church, and make additions to it daily of such as shall be saved. O that all who are called Christians may be truly Christians, both in their right believing and holy living. The church which thou hast planted among us, Lord, watch over it for good, night and day; that no weapons formed against it may prosper. Give thy judgments, O God, to the king, that he may judge thy people righteously, and break in pieces their oppressors. Grant him still an interest in the hearts of his people, and thy protection from the hands of his enemies. May he so rule and reign here for thee, that he may come to live and reign forever with thee. Make all our magistrates men fearing God, and eschewing evil. And O that all who are called to serve at thy altar, may be blessed with skilful heads, and compassionate hearts, and exemplary lives. Make them wise to win souls, and faithful, industrious, and successful in thy sacred office, as thy workmen, that need not be ashamed. Bless and prosper all the places F

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