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humble and hearty thanks for all thy goodness and loving-kindness to us, and to all men [particularly to those who desire now to offer up their praises and thanksgivings for thy late mercies vouchsafed unto them]. We bless thee for our creation, preservation, and all the blessings of this life; but above all for thine inestimable love in the redemption of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ; for the means of grace, and for the hope of glory. And, we beseech thee, give us that due sense of all thy mercies, that our hearts may be unfeignedly thankful, and that we may show forth thy praise, not only with our lips, but in our lives, by giving up ourselves to thy service, and by walking before thee in holiness and righteousness all our days; through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom with thee and the Holy Ghost, &c.

LITURGY.

PRAYERS WHEREWITH TO CONCLUDE OUR

DEVOTIONS.

I.

ASSIST us mercifully, O Lord, in these our supplications and prayers, and dispose the way of thy servants towards the attainment of everlasting salvation; that, among all the changes

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and chances of this mortal life, they may ever be defended by thy most gracious and ready help; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

LITURGY.

II.

0 ALMIGHTY Lord and everlasting God, vouchsafe, we beseech thee, to direct, sanctify, and govern, both our hearts and bodies, in the ways of thy laws, and in the works of thy commandments; that through thy most mighty protection, both here and ever, we may be preserved in body and soul; through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.

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III.

DIRECT us, O Lord, in all our doings with thy most gracious favor, and further us with thy continual help; that in all our works begun, continued, and ended in thee, we may glorify thy holy Name, and finally by thy mercy obtain everlasting life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

LITURGY.

IV.

ALMIGHTY God, who hast promised to hear the petitions of those who ask in thy Son's

name, I beseech thee mercifully to incline thine ear unto me, who have now made my prayers and supplications unto thee; and grant that those things which I have faithfully asked, according to thy will, may effectually be obtained, to the relief of my necessity, and t the setting forth of thy glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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APPENDIX II.

The Hours.

"The third, the sixth, and the ninth hours, they divide the day into even spaces of time, and are therefore allotted to prayer; that while we are intent upon other business and may forget our duties towards God, the very hour, when it comes, may put us in mind thereof. And how can we do less than three times in the day at least (besides morning and evening, which will invite us to prayer of themselves), fall down and worship the Blessed Trinity, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost!"

ST. ISIDORE.

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