wards thee, and such as thou mayest take pleasure in me; and then shew thyself unto me with the fa vour which thou bearest to thy people; and may thy gracious abode with me now on earth, be to me a comfortable earnest of my glorious abode with thee for ever in thy heavenly kingdom. Be with me, O my Saviour, every where, and at all times, in health and in sickness, in prosperity and trouble, in all estates, and in all events and circumstances of my life; to sanctify and sweeten to me whatev er befals me; and never leave nor forsake me in my present pilgrimage here, till thou hast brought me safe through all trials and dangers to be ever with the Lord; there to live in thy sight, and love, and glory, world without end. Amen.

A Prayer for heavenly Comforts.

MOST blessed Lord, the God of all consolation, who comfortest those that are cast down, and givest such peace and joy, as the world can neither give nor take away; I confess myself unworthy of so much as any good look from thy gra cious eye, or any glimpse of the light of thy countenance, to be lifted up upon my soul. I deserve to be in heaviness for my sins. to groan under the oppressive burden, even all my days, and at last to go down in sorrow to my grave; but because thou knowest, Lord, our danger to surfeit on the pleas ures of sin, when thou withholdest heavenly consolation from us ; and that the joy of the Lord is our strength, to carry us on with fidelity and alacrity in the way of our duty : I beseech thee, O Lord of love, to speak peace to my conscience, and say to my soul, that thou art my salvation: To fortify me against the stolen sinful pleasures, and to engage my heart

to a faithfulness in the covenant of my God; I beg of thee some tokens of thy love to me, some discoveries of the light of thy countenance upon me, some experience of the joy of thy blessed Spirit in me: my soul thirsteth for thee, my God, to see thy power, and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary. How long wilt thou forget me, O Lord, for ever? How long wilt thou hide thy face from me? How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? O cause thy face to shine upon me, let my heart rejoice in thee, because I have trusted in thy holy name. Let my mouth be filled with thy praise, and with thy honour all the' day long; and let my soul be satisfied as with marrow and fatness, when I praise thee with joyful lips.

Whether I come in or be left out, in the distribution of thy common favours, which thou scatterest with an indifferent hand amongst all sorts of men, O remember me Lord, with the favour which thou bearest to thy people, and visit me with thy salvation; that I may see the good of thy chosen, that I may rejoice in the gladness of thy nation, and glory with thy inheritance. O that I may experience the joy and peace in believing, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and count thy love better than wine, and prefer it above my chiefest joy. Seeing the work of righteousness is peace, and the effect of it quietness and assurance for ever! O make me the true and faithful subject of that spiritual kingdom, which is righteousness and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.O let me so taste that the Lord is gracious, and give me such feelings of thy Spirit's operation in me; such witness with my spirit, such hopes of thy glory, and such token for my good, to persuade and assure my heart of thy everlasting love and favour in Christ Jesus, to my soul, that my soul

may bless thee, O Lord, and all that is within me, may praise thy holy name! And that the satisfaction and delight which I take in thy service, may also invite in others to give up themselves to it; and so thou, the blessed Giver of all joy and comfort, mayest by us all be glorified, through Jesus Christ. Amen.

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A Prayer and Praise for a converted Sinner.

WILL praise thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart, and I will glorify thy name for evermore; so great is thy mercy towards me, that thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell. My lips therefore shall greatly rejoice, when I sing to thee, and my soul which thou hast redeemed, shall make her boast in the Lord. For I was darkness, but now am light in the Lord; I was dead, and am alive again; I was lost and am found. When no eye pitied me, and when I had not a heart to pity myself, then didst thou, Lord of love, look upon me in my blood, and bid me live. O sinful wretch! that I should be taken, and others left! I stand amazed at thy kindness and love, O God my Saviour, for all the great things which thou hast done for my soul, more than if thou hadst given me wealth, and strength, and wit, and beauty, to the admiration of all; more than if thou hadst set me up with the princes of the earth, and blessed me with all the fulness and glory of the world; for O how soon do all these things pass away and perish! but the word of God, by which I am born again, lives and abides for ever. The grace of God, which brings salvation, appearing to me, is in me a well of water springing up to everlasting life. O God of all grace! who had such thoughts of mercy towards me, even when I was in enmity against thee, and

did nothing but forget and provoke thee, thou wilt not despise the day of small things, nor cast me off for the failings of my services, after thou hast wrought in me some good things towards thee, and brought my soul from the gates of hell, within prospect of the heavenly glory.

O what great and sore troubles hast thou shewed me! yet didst thou turn again and refresh me, and comfort me on every side with the most reviving and richest of all mercy. I must for ever have perished, if thou Lord, hadst not brought me from my deadness in trespasses and sins, to newness of life; and better I never had been born, if I had not been newborn. O blessed change! and mighty work, worthy of God! O the riches of grace, and the wonders of divine power and love! What shall I render to the Lord for these greatest of all benefits, which I am not able so much as worthily to express? I can never enough admire and bless thee, O my God, for thy love to my soul, which thou hast brought to see the joy of thy salvation; how thou didst bear with me in all my dulness and perverseness, and what work thou hadst to bring me into any good hopeful, way for the heavenly bliss. Yet wouldst thou not suffer me to undo myself, but gavest me checks in the way of my sins, till thou hadst overcome my heart by thy almighty grace, and brought me home to thy blessed self; and from the slavish dread of thy wrath, to the sweet apprehensions of thy love.

Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me bless his holy name. My God and Saviour, I was hopeless and helpless, and at the lowest thou hast remembered me; at the worst thou hast holpen and comforted me; the fear of hell was upon me, and thou hast set me above that killing dread, to U

rejoice in hope of thy glory. I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes. O who am I, unworthy wretch, that I should be made so happily to differ from any others, and from my former self! O what have I done to invite such saving mercy to shine upon me, when so great a part of the world is still in darkness, and in the shadow of death. I am unworthy, Lord, I am unworthy, but thou art the God infinitely good, and abundant in mercy.

O blessed God of my salvation, accept the oblation of myself, and all my services, together with my thanks and praise, for this thy love in Christ Jesus, wherewith thou hast so eternally obliged me to thyself. To give all glory to thee, O what abundant cause hast thou given me, when as I have no good thing on earth, but of thy bounty, and am out of hell only through thy mercy. And O that my life may be spent in thy dearest love, and in thy faithful service, ever delighting to do thy will, O my God! as I am the receiver of such mercies, so make me the preacher of thy praises. Let me bless thee, Lord, at all times, and have thy praise continually in my mouth, even while I have my being. Ac cept, O gracious Father, and continue me for thy own, and make me still fitter for thy blessed acceptance in Jesus Christ my Saviour. Amen.

A Prayer after a Relapse into Sin.

MY God! I am filled with confusion to lift up my face unto thee, from whom I have so foolishly and wickedly departed ; and against whom I have so greatly and provokingly sinned. I am ashamed to confess unto thee what, alas! I have