Exercife and Tiyal, neither that I feek revenge of my Enemies, knowing that Vengeance is thine, and thou wilt repay it in due feafon.

Keep my wandring Will and Affections from all evil Thoughts, my Tongue from prophane and lewd Speeches, my Rody, and every part thereof, from all finful Actions, and outward Violence; let all my Love, Faith, Hope, Delight and Confidence be only upon thee. Open my Heart to have pity upon the poor diftr ffed Members of Jefus Chrift, whether they be afAlicted in Body or Mind, or both. Give me the Gift of Chaftity, that I may walk honeftly, and that I poffefs my Veffel, which is the Temple of the Holy Ghoft, with Sanctification and Honour, and not in the lufts of the Flesh, as the wicked and foolith do, which know not God. Give me, O Lord, a foft and tender heart, to be forrowful for my fins and tranfgreffions that are paft, which I have fo wilfully committed: Thankfulness unto thee for all thy Mercies and Benefits which thou in thy love haft from time to time beftowed upon me. Let thy mighty Hand, and out-ftretched Arm, O Lord, be ftill my defence; thy mercy and loving kindness, in Jefus Chrift thy dear Son, my Salvation; thy true and holy Word, my Inftruction; thy Grace and holy Spiri, my comfort and confolation unto the end of my Life. And give me Grace hereafter to perform that which thou haft commanded me, that fo I may live in the fear of thy holy and bleffed Name, and alfo die in thy Favour, that I may

rife to life for ever with my Lord Jesus Carift, and evermore dwell with him in thy moft Glo rious and Joyful Kingdom; the only thing which I defire and hope for, thro' the Merits and Mercy of Jefus Chrift thy only Son, and my only Lord and Srviour; nor for any Merits or Deferts of mine, but for thy Son Jefus Chrift. In whofe Name and Words, I conclude and fhut up my imperfect Prayers, in that abfolute Form of Prayer, which thy Son our Saviour taught his Di ciples, faying, Our Father, which art in Heaven, &c.

A Prayer for the Evening.

Moft mighty Lord God, and merciful Father, Ia finful Creature return unto thee Praise and Thanks for all thy favours which thou in thy mercy haft from time to time vouchfafed unto me a finner,lbefeech thee favourably to hear my Prayers, and to grant my requests, which I offer and make unto thee at this time. Forgive me Tintreat thee, good Father, all the fins that I have committed from day to day against thy Divine Majesty. And Juffer me not, O Lord, hereafter to offend thee any more, that neither fin nor Satan, nor any unruly Paffions may have dominion, nor reign any longer in my mortal Body: For I confefs I have herein. done wickedly, and have broken all thy commandments, for which thou might eft in thy fevere juftice punish me, both in Soul and Body to cternal Death; Forgive me all that is paft, and pour upon me, O Lord, the Holy Spirit of Wisdom and Grace, and fo govern and lead me by thy Holy Spirit, that it

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may be a Lanthorn to my feet, and a Light to my Steps. Increase my Faith, O merciful Father, that I dont fwerve at any time from thy Heavenly Word, but increase in me Hope and Love with a care of keeping all thy commandments. Shew thy mercy upon me,and enlighten the naturalblindness and darkness of my Heart, by thy Heavenly Grace, and Spirit that I may daily be regenerated and renewed by the fame, by which, O Lord, purge the gronefs of my bearing, and understanding, which have been choaked with the cares and pleafares of this World that I may profitably read, ear, and understandthy Heavenly Will,believe and pra Eicethe fame in my life and converfation; and alfo mortifie and kill in me all carnal defires and lufts of the Flesh, that my life may express my faith in thee. But most chiefly, I intreat thee, O Lord, 10 defend my Soul again the temptations, and fubtile deceits of Satan: And when I happen to fall into fin,thro' frailty and weakness of Nature, Ibefeech thee to workirue repentance in my heart,that trufting in thy mercy without prefumption, I may amend my life and become truly Religious, faithful and trully without deceit, fad without diftraft, and con tent with what thou haft bestowed upon me; that I may increafe it to thy Honour. Finally, For as much as it hath pleafed thee to make the night for Man toreft, and ordain'd for him the day to fol low his boneft Labour and Vocation, Grant, O Heavenly Father, that I may fo enjoy my bodily reft, that my Soul may continually watch, like the wife Virgins, with the Oyl of Faith in my Heart, for the fecond coming of our Lord Jesus Chrift,

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and that I be not overcome by any Dream, or o ther temptations, but that I may fully fet my mind upon thee, to love, fear, and reft in the And then, O Lord, waken me in due time that 1 may behold the day with comfort, fill preparing my heart and mind to ferve thee, that whenl have run the fhort race of this mortal Life, thou mayft be pleafed to call me to partake of a better that fo I may ever remain with thee in thy Heavenly Kingdom, thro' Jefus Chrift our only Lord and Saviour, in whofe Name I beg all thefe Graces in that short and abfolute Form of Prayer, which he hatb taught us, faying, Our Father which art in Heaven, &c.

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Delivered in Two

SERMONS

UPON

The First Chapter of Canticles, Ver. 7, 8

The Four and Fortieth Impr.ffon, Corrected and Amended by the Author, Samuel Smith, Minifter of God.

Ifaiah 553. Hear, and your Sul fhall live.

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Printed for T. Norris at the Looking-glafs on L ndon bridge, N. Boddington in Duck lane, a dG. Conyers in Little-Britain, 1719.