More particularly, O Lord, I do most forrowfully confefs, and lament before thee, to whom all things are naked and open, that I have moft grievoufly offended thee by 1.: auguriv [Here name particulars.]

Lord! what fcandal have I brought to religion; what difhonour to thy name, what reproach to the chriftian profeffion, by these my wicked and finful practices! all which I furely truft fhall be forgiven me, when now with a contrite heart I flee unto thee, and fay, Lord be merciful unto me a finner! Amen. toh ha

A prayer to implore God's mercy and forgiveness of our fins.

The wages of fin is death: but the gift of God is eternal life, through Jefus Chrift our Lord. Rom. vi. 23.

My God! I have no hope but in that mer

cy of thine, which thou haft manifefted in the redemption of the world, by thy fon Chrift Jefus; that alone is the fupport of my foul under all its forrow and anguifh. Iknow, O God, that thou fparest when we deferve punifhment, and in thy wrath thinkeft upon mercy: fpare me therefore, O good Lord! Spare me, and be not angry with me for ever! wafh away all my fins in the blood of thy dear fon, who came into the world to fave finners.

56% on Wednesday Morning, drugi vas O Lord, pardon and forgive, I moft earneftly befeech thee, all the fins and tranfgref Lions of my life paft, more particularly [Her vention the fins thou art guilty of cleanfe thou me, Omy God, from all my fecret and unknown fins and O! be thou reconciled unto me, and receive me into thy favour, which though I have hitherto fo foolishly abufed, yet I now value and prefer above all the pleafures of this world.

Give me, O Lord, I moft heartily befeech thee, fuch an unfeigned repentance of all my paft fins, fuch an hatred and abhorrence of my former evil ways, that I may, from this moment, take a final leave of all my darling lufts and finful pleafures. Give me that humble and contrite fpirit, whofe groans thou doft never defpife, that faith which overcometh the world, and which will enable me to conquer my most inveterate habits; and that love which will make me afraid to offend thee, and which will infpire me with refolutions active and vigorous, honeft and fincere; fuch as by the af fiftance of thy grace and holy fpirit may carry me through all difficulties, and be proof against all the temptations of the world, the flefh, and the devil.

ait ai goit O Lord, hear me, O Lord, help me, and have mercy upon me: grant me the bleffing of thy

thy spirit, and of thy grace, that I'm I may go dus ly prepared to thy holy table. O Lord, pity and fave my foul, for thy truth and mercies fake, who gaveft thy for Jefus Christ to die for all finners, and to rife again for their juftification. Amén. Bleffed Lord! Amen, 7 batom oft beliproper godt sd 10 bon 2 Our father which art in heaven, &c.

3 sulay won I ty DirectionsMiloct of onorid The foregoing prayer may be properly used, if time will pernût, upon Jairament-day, fit es fomi bro 10 sm gviз Here alfa obferve the directions given on page 8, and more particalarly endeavour to improve your foul by reading a leffon out of the WHOLE DUTY OF MAN, Sunday 4. Sections IV and V.

The Meditation:

Wednesday Evening.

On the joys of heaven, which we begin to tafte in a worthy receiving of the holy facrament.

Eye hath not feen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.briga strojevit flowym

Óök O my foul, and behold that gloriof yous ftate, prepared above, for the fpirits of the juft made perfect. But how shall we, poor duft and ashes, and laden too with the burden of our fins: how fhall we hope to afcend thore higher regions, or claim a por tion in that holy land? fear not, my foul, afk bas em qua bio O at 159 othe to grillold silt om insig om nogu vorm d Yala

the bright angels, what made them happy and straight they'll answer with a fprightly voice: "we readily obeyed our great creator; " and he fixed us here to shine for ever,” Afk the blessed faints, what brought them to felicity; and immediately they'll tell you in the fame glad tone, "we faithfully lov'd our dear "redeemer, and that love has placed ushere.”

2. Look up, O my foul! and fee the facred humanity of thy dear redeemer; that bleffed Jefus that died for us upon the crofs; and now invites us to partake of his holy facrament. See and rejoice in thofe eternal honours, which heaven and earth pay to their king.

3. What is a name of honour, or a momentary pleasure, compared to the bliss of an eternal paradife? what is a bag of money, or a fair eftate, if counter-balanced with the treasures of heaven? how narrow there do our greatest kingdoms feem! how small a circle the whole globe of the earth! cities and towns fhew like little mole-hills, and the hufy world, but as a fwarm of ants, running up and down, and jostling one another; and all this ftir for a few grains or husksow O heaven! let me again lift up

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eyes to thee, and take a fuller view of that glorious profpect. There let me ftand and fix my fteady fight, till I am fully convinced, that all the most profperous fortune we can here poffefs, is all an idle dream compared to thy real joys; an abfolute nothing compared to thy folid felicity.it how perbelp orn Here obferve the directions given on page 8, and more particularly endeavour to improve your foul by reading a leffon out of the c WHOLE DUTY OF MAN, Sunday 5 Section V. 50

The prayer on Wednesday evening, for the attainment of everlafting happiness.

Whofo eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life, and I will raife him up at the last day. John vi. 54.

Moft great, moft mighty, and moft glorious Lord God! look down from the habitation of thy holiness upon me thy unworthy creature, who am come into thy prefence to adore thy incomprehenfible majefty, and to present before thee the evening facrifice of my unfeigned praifes for thy many and undeferved favours beftowed upon me. I acknowledge thy eternal honour, glory, praise and adoration; for thou art the fovereign Lord of heaven and earth, by whom all things were made, and by whofe infinite power and goodness they are preferved and kept in being. And

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