not in the power of evil spirits to ruin us. Support us under all our saving trials and troubles.

FOR THINE IS THE KINGDOM, AND THE POWER,

AND THE GLORY, FOR EVER AND EVER.
AMEN.

Let thy fatherly compassion grant what the Son of thy love has encouraged us to pray for.

By thy almighty power, make good whatever is defective in me.

EXAMINATION.

Ecclus. xvii. 20. Before judgment, examine thyself: and in the day of visitation thou shalt find mercy.

Discover to me, O Thou Searcher of hearts, whatever is amiss in me, whether in life or principle

DEATH.

From sudden, from unprepared death, good Lord, deliver me, my family, and all that desire my prayers. May we never be surprised in sin; and may thy mercy supply whatever shall be wanting in our preparation for death.

For myself, with the submission of a peniten: sinner, under the righteous sentence of death passed upon all mankind, I beg that I may so live, as that I may with joy resign my life a sacrifice of obedience, in union with that of my Saviour's, to Thee,

O Father, trusting in thy mercy and goodness, and promises in Jesus Christ, at the hour of death, and in the day of judgment. Amen.

Ephes. iv. 6. Let not the sun go down upon your wrath.

Lord, grant that I may lie down to sleep with the same charitable dispositions with which I desire and hope to die.

I beseech Thee for all that are my enemies, not for judgment and vengeance, but for mercy, for the remission of their sins, and for their eternal happi

ness.

Psal. xiii. 3. Lighten my eyes, O Lord, that I sleep not in death.

Deliver me from the terrors of the night, and from the pestilence that walketh in darkness.

Let my sleep be free from sin; preserve me, O Lord, from evil dreams, and evil dæmons.

Into thy hands I commend myself, my spirit, my soul, and body, O Lord, thou God of truth.

Grant that I may remember Thee upon my bed. Psal. iv. 9. I will lay me down in peace, and take my rest; for it is Thou, Lord, only that makest me dwell in safety.

May the Saviour and Guardian of my soul take me under his protection this night and evermore.

SUNDAY MEDITATIONS.

PRAYERS, THANKSGIVINGS, &c.

A Daily Form of Thanksgiving.

ALMIGHTY God, and most merciful Father, who, day after day, dost minister to sinful man infinite occasions of praising Thee, accept of my unfeigned thanks for all the blessings I have and every day receive from thy good providence.

That of thine own mere goodness, and without any merit of mine, or of my forefathers, Thou hast given me a being from honest and religious parents, and in such a part of the world where the Christian Religion is purely taught, and thy Sacraments duly administered.

That Thou didst endue me with reason and perfect senses; and, to make these more comfortable to me, didst give me a sound and healthful body.

That Thou gavest me an early knowledge of Thee, my Creator and Redeemer.

That Thou hast preserved me ever since my birth, and hast vouchsafed me health and liberty, and a competency of means to support me.

That Thou hast redeemed me by thy Son, and given me a share in his merits; sanctified me by thy Holy Spirit; and hast heaped many favours upon me.

That Thou hast given me honest friends to admonish, to counsel, to encourage, and to support me, by their interest and advice.

That Thou hast been my refuge in tribulation,

and

my defence in all adversities; delivering me from dangers, infamy, and troubles. For all known or unobserved deliverances, and for the guard thy holy angels keep over me, I praise thy good providence.

When I went astray, Thou didst reduce me; when I was sad, Thou didst comfort me; when I offended Thee, Thou didst forbear and gently correct me, and didst long expect my repentance; and when, for the grievousness of my sins, I was ready to despair, Thou didst keep me from utter ruin; Thou hast delivered me from the snares and assaults of the devil; Thou hast not only preserved my soul, but my body, from destruction, when sicknesses and infirmities took hold of me.

O Lord and Father, I cannot render due thanks and praise for all these mercies bestowed upon me: Such as I have I give Thee; and humbly beseech Thee to accept of this my daily sacrifice of thanksgiving.

Pardon, O God, all my former ingratitude; and that I have passed so many days without observing, without admiring, without acknowledging and confessing, thy wonderful goodness to the most unworthy of thy servants.

For (now I soberly consider my dependence upon Thee) as there is no hour of my life that I do not enjoy thy favours, and taste of thy goodness, so (if my frailty would permit) I would spend no part of my life without remembering Thee.

Praise the Lord, then, O my soul, and all that is within me praise his Holy name.

Glory be to Thee, O Lord, my Creator. Glory be to Thee, O Jesus, my Redeemer. Glory be to

the Holy Ghost, my Sanctifier, my Guide, and Comforter.

All love, all glory, be to the high and undivided Trinity, whose works are inseparable, and whose dominion endureth world without end. Amen.

When I seriously consider, great God, my dependence upon thy Providence, and that the favours and mercies I have received are infinitely more in number than the acknowledgments I have made, I am justly ashamed of my ingratitude, and afraid lest my unthankfulness should provoke Thee to hinder the current of thy blessings from descending upon me.

Forgive, O merciful Father, my past negligences, and give me grace for the time to come to observe and to value thy kindnesses, as becomes one who has received so much more than he deserves.

Preserve in my soul, O God, such a constant and clear sense of my obligations to Thee, that, upon the receipt of every favour, I may immediately turn my eyes to Him from whom cometh my salvation. That my manifold blessings may fix such lasting impressions upon my soul, that I may always praise Thee faithfully here on earth, until it shall please Thee, of thy unbounded mercy, to call me nearer the place of thy heavenly habitation, to praise my Lord and deliverer to all eternity.

PROVIDENCE.

God has more ways of providing for us, of helping us, than we can possibly imagine; it is infidelity to desire to confine him to our ways and methods.

Matt. viii. 25. Lord, save us, we perish.