the leaft of them, and have not been fenfible of our obligations to thee: but, oh Lord, as thou haff hitherto conferr'd them upon us, without any Merit on our part, so we beseech thee to continue them to us, for thy Son's fake Jefus Chrift and we defire, at this time in particular, to offer up our tribute of Praise and Adoration for thy unfpeakable goodness to several of this Family, in that thou hast deliver❜d us from those Fears and Apprehenfions we had concerning them; Death feem'd to threaten them, and the Grave ready to devour them, but bleffed be thy great Name, that didft rebuke their Diftemper, and haft given us fuch hopes of their perfect recovery; thou wert the needful Help in time of trouble, and let us learn by this to look up unto thee in all our diftreffes.

Take us this night into thy protection; let no Evil approach us, but let our Beds be places of cafe and of refreshment to every one of us, and raise us up in the morning fitted for our feveral Callings and Duties. Hear us, O Lord, and anfwer us not according to our demerits, and unworthiness, or coolness in asking, but according to thy love in Jefus Chrift: to whom, with thy felf and Holy Gholt, be all Praise and Adoration, both now and for evermore. Amen.

These following were fome Occafional

Additions.

Racious God, who out of thine infinite

G Goodnes doft allow us the favour of coming

into thy prefence, and to make our Supplications unto thee, poffefs us, we beseech thee, with fuch á fenfe and dread of thy Divine Majesty, that our Thoughts may be fo entirely intent upon the fervice that we are now to perform, that it may be well-pleafing to thee; and let all our Oblations be now and ever acceptable in thy fight, O Lord, Our Strength and Mighty Redeemer.

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Racious God, who haft made it our Duty, as well as our Intereft, to draw nigh thee, affift us, we beseech thee, in these our Supplications and Prayers, which we are now about to put up unto thee, and let all our Devotions be now and ever acceptable in thy fight, O Lord, our Strength and Mighty Redeemer.

WE

7 E blefs thy Name for the Mercy of this day, in that thou haft permitted us to hear thy Word read and preach'd. Grant, O Lord, that what we have heard may fink down into our Hearts; and aflift us, we befeech thee, to endeavour to practife it in the remaining part of our Lives; and let it be the favour of Life to eve ry one of us, and not the favour of Death to

any

any continue thy Gofpel amongst us, and let not the cloud of. Superftition or Idolatry overfpread and darken thefe Realms.

R Aife us up in the Morning prepared for the Duties of the day enfuing; let us fix our Thoughts upon the great and holy bufinefs of that day, and not haftily rufh into thy prefence till we have deliberately thought upon what we are to do: let us come in meekness and humility, that we may hope to meet thee in thine Ordinance, and be fent away with a Bleffing. Hear us, O Lord, and anfwer us not according to our' deme rits and unworthiness, or coolness in asking, but according to thy love in Jefus Chrift; to whom, with thy felf and the Bleffed Spirit, be all Praise and Adoration, both now and for evermore. Amen.

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Aife us up in the Morning fitted for our feveral Duties and Stations, and fuch of us as are defign'd to undertake a Journey, go along with us, and preferve us from thofe dangers and accidents to which we are then more especially expofed guide us in our way, and return us in Grace and Safety, and let us all at last meet in thy Kingdom. Thefe and all other thy Mercies we beg, for the fake of thy Son Chrift Jefus our Lord and Saviour; to whom, with thee and the Holy Ghoft,be all Praise and Adoration, both now and for evermore, Amen.

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ND we blefs thy great and holy Name, that thou haft brought us back again in Peace and Safety to this place: through thy great good ness we were preferv'd from thousands of Accidents to which we were then more especially expofed. Let us ever be mindful, we beseech thee, of thy Goodness, and endeavour to walk worthy of thy Mercy and Protection.

A

Ccept, we pray thee, our Thanks for thy lit. tle Servant; we acknowledge thy Goodnefs, that he is in fo good a way of recovery; and blefs the Means that are used of recovery: perfect, we beseech thee, the good work that thou haft begun, and fave his Life, and let him live to be a good old Man; and let us all learn to fee how frail we are, and that in thee we live, move, and have our being,

WE defire at this time in particular to offer

up our Praises to thee, for the fafe return of thy Servant after a long Abfence and tedious Journey; great are our obligations to thee, that we are again met together, and fee the Faces of one another with fo much comfort: thy Goodness has notably appeared in restoring several of them to their health, who were fo near the Grave it was not for any Righteousness or Defert in us, that thou haft dealt thus graciously with us, but thou art merciful becaufe thou wilt be merciful. O teach us, good God, hereby to

love thee better, and fear thee more; and let us endeavour to walk worthy of all thy Kindness, that it may not repent thee of the Good done unto thy Servants.

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ND we defire, at this time in particular, to blefs thy Name for the fafe return of thy Servant to this place; let thy Goodness be fanctified to us, and enable us to express our Thankfulness by an upright and obedient walking before thee.

And as for him, as he is like to be a great, fo make him a good man, give him Grace, that he may remember his Creator in the days of his Youth let him fear God, and efchew Evil; give him a true Zeal for thy Glory and the Good of his Country, and make him an eminent promoter of both: Let him walk closely with thee all the days of his life, that after he has accomplish'd a good old age here, he may then be received into Abrabam's Bolom.