his Fle& and to reign with him in his everlafting Ki gdom, the Heavenly Canaan, the Land of Promife, a Paradice of Pleasure, there to behold the delightful countenance of his moft glorious Majefty, and to be filled with the exceeding fweetness of his moft bleffed prefence which is Life everlafting, which no heart can imagine, no Tongue can utter, nor the Wit of man express the Happiness thereof. Now I entreat you to conclude with this fhort Prayer, which is the fubftance of that you have already heard, that God Almighty may give us both Hearts and Time to pray for a pious diffolution out of this Life, whenfoever it fhall happen.

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A Godly Prayer to the Effect of the Matter before mentioned, proper for a Perfon on his Death Bed.

Moft fweet Jefus, as the Hart panteth

for the Water Brooks. fo doth my Sou! thirst after thee, my God: O when fhall I come to God my Saviour, to fee him with thete eyes, and appear in the prefence of the Bridegroom? When thall I be-loofed from this Prifon wherein my Soul is miferably captivated? I am wea ry of this finful and wicked World; with the Apostle let me fay, I defire to be diffolved, and to be with Chrift, which is best of all. O Lord Jefus, thou haft numbred my days, and thou knoweft the hour of my death, and thou haft appointed the term of my Life; my days are in thine hand, for thou haft made my days but as a fpan long, and my age as nothing unto thee: For what is my life; Even as a Vapour that appeareth for a little time, and then vanish. eth away: Therefore, O Lord, teach me fo to number my days, that I may apply my Heart unto-Wisdom. Deliver me from the Body of Death when it pleafeth thee, for my Soul inclines to Heavenly reft, and I defire to go from darkness to light, from pain to pleature, from this lifes trouble to eternal reft, from manifold Infirmities to perfection and felicity. Come, Lord Jefus, and diff lve me from this body, that now longeth to t with thee. Thou haft faid, O Lord, where the Mafter is, there fhall

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the difciple be. A little before thy death; thou didst pray thy Father, O Lord Jefus pray now for me: Father, thofe whom thou haft given me, I will that they shall be where I am, that they may be with me, and fee my Glory, which thou haft given me; for thou haft loved me before the Foundation of the World: Let me with thin Apoffle cry out, It is good for me to be here. O Lord Jefus, be prefent a my right hand when I die, and fay unto my Soul, Soul be of good comfort, thy fins are forgiven thee. Remember me in thy Kingdom, and fay in mine ear, This day fhalt thou be with me in Paradife. At length, O fweet Jefu, rife my body,. that in the Refurrection of Saints I may rife to life, and with Joy appear before thee my Judge and Advocate, that I may hear the defired Voice to thine Elect and to me, faring, Come thou bleed of my Father, poffefs the King-dom prepared for thee from the foundation of the World. Come, Lord Jefu, from thy Kingdom of Grace to thy Kingdom of Glory; and not. for any merits or deferts of mine, but for the Lord Jefus Chrift's fake, who is the Son of thy Love, and the Lamb of thy Bofom; to whom, with the Father and the Holy Ghoft, be afcribed all Honour, Glory, Power, Might, Majetty, and Thanksgiving, from me, and allGod's People, now and for ever, Amen.

A Prayer for the Morning, fit for all People.

Lord Jefa, the Judge of the Quick and the Dead, let thy good Spirit fo teach

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and direct me, that I may fo much profit by wifhing, as to defire thy coming in Glory, and confider the laft day of my life, as the fweeteft day of my Redemption; and with a joyful defire expect thee the Son of Man, as my Saviour, Advocate, Surety, Bridegroom, my Head, and the Bifhop of my Soul. Bur, Ó my God, keep and guide me, that I may be ware of thofe horrible vices, which in there finful, dangerous, and mutab e times do reign amongst the wicked and ungodly; and likewife from Glottony, Drunkennefs, Adultery, and immoderate care of this life, knowing that none fuch can inherit the Kingdom of God; and that I fet not my mind nor affection too much upon Delights, Riches, Profits, Preferments, and Pleafures of this World, with which our Hearts are carried fo away, that. they feldom come to a ferious confideration and defire of Heaven, and future Felicity. But work in me the Grace to fek Chrift and his Righteoufnefs, and with St. Paul, to defire to be diffolved, and to be with Christ, and count all thofe things in the World as dung or chaff, to the knowledge he had of Jefus Chrift, and him crucified.

Furthermore, lead me, O Lord, and guide me I beseech thee in the way of all Truth and Righteoufnefs, and fo govern all my actions this day, that I run not into any fin, or kind of danger, that all my doings may be to thy Glory, the good of thy Church, and the dif charge of my duty in my lite and converfation.

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Defend and deliver me lik-wift rom all temp. tations, and afflictions of this finful World, and from all mine enemies, and from all de ceits and dangers of Satan, the deadly enemy of mankind. Kindle my Heart and Affections with a fervent Zeal of thy Sacred Word, that I may obferve, learn and embrace thy Holy Word, and know thy Bleffed Will, and walk in thy ways, ftrengthen me with thy Holy Spi rit, boldly and conftantly to profefs the Honour and Service of thy Great and Holy Name, left) at any time (thro' the frailty of the Flesh, ot thro' fear of Worldly Afflictions) I fall from thee. O Lord, ftrengthen my weak Faith, kin dle it more and more in fervency and love to wards thee, and in all Chriftian love towards my Neighbours;. Suffer me not, O Lord, to receive thy Grace any more in vain, but grant that it may prove as good Seed, fown in fertile Ground, that I may bring forth the fruits of Repentance in my life and converfation, to thy Honour and Glory, and future good of my Soul and Body hereafter. Give me a content. ed mind with my eftate, and all other Blaffings which thou, O Lord God, of thy bounteous goodness in mercy haft beftowed on me, that I may use them foberly, difcreetly, and be truly thankful unto thee for them. Grant me patience in all my Troubles and Afflictions, which may daily happen unto me. And grant, O dear Father, that I neither grudge or repine at thy Fatherly corrections, knowing them to be, tokens of thy Love, and inftruments of my Exercif