is it that we should live here: and what good will our life do us? O look upon us with much mercy, for we have sinned grievously against thee. Pardon the adherent imperfections of our life, the weaknesses of our duty, the carelessness of our spirit, our affected ignorance, our indiligence, our rashness and want of observation, our malice and presumptions, Turn thine eyes from our impurities, and behold the brightness and purest innocence of the holy Jesus; and under his cover we plead our cause, not that thou shouldest judge our sins, but give us pardon, and blot out all our iniquities, that we may never enter into the horrible regions where there are torments without ceasing, a prison without ransom, reproaches without comfort, anguish without patience, darkness without light, a worm that never dies, and the fire that never goeth out.'

But be pleased also to give us great charity, that we may truly forgive all that trouble or injure us, that by that character thou may discern us to be thy sons and servants, disciples of the Holy Jesus, lest our prayer be turned into sin,' and thy grace be recalled, and thou enter into a final anger against thy servants.

Lead us not into temptation.

Gracious Father, we are weak and ignorant, our affections betray us, and make us willing to die,' our adversary the devil goeth up and down, seeking whom he may devour;' he is busy and crafty, malicious and powerful, watchful and envious; and we tempt ourselves, running out to mischief, delighting in the approaches of sin, and love to have necessities put upon us, that sin may be unavoidable. Pity us in the midst of these disorders; and give us spiritual strength, holy resolutions, a watchful spirit, the whole armour of God, and thy protection, the guard of angels, and the conduct of thy Holy Spirit to be our security in the day of danger. Give us thy grace to fly from all occasions to sin, that we may never tempt ourselves, nor delight to be tempted; and let thy blessed providence so order the accidents of our lives, that we may not dwell near an enemy; and when thou shalt try us, and suffer us to enter into combat, let us always be on thy side, and fight valiantly, resist the devil, and endure

patiently, and persevere constantly unto the end, that thou mayest crown thy own work in us.

But deliver us from evil.

From sin and shame, from the malice and fraud of the devil, and from the falseness and greediness of men, from all thy wrath, and from all our impurities, good Lord, deliver thy servants.

Do not reserve any thing of thy wrath in store for us; but let our sins be pardoned so fully, that thou mayest not punish our inventions. And yet, if thou wilt not be entreated, but that it be necessary that we suffer, thy will be done; smite us here with a father's rod, that thou mayest spare us hereafter: let the sad accidents of our life be for good to us, not for evil; for our amendment, not to exasperate or weary us, not to harden or confound us: and what evil soever it be that shall happen, let us not sin against thee. For ever deliver us from that evil, and for ever deliver us from the power of the evil one, the great enemy of mankind, and never let our portion be in that region of darkness, in that everlasting burning, which thou hast 'prepared for the devil and his angels' for ever.

For thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.

So shall we thy servants advance the mightiness of thy kingdom, the power of thy majesty, and the glory of thy mercy, from generation to generation, for ever. Amen.

LITANIES

FOR ALL THINGS AND PERSONS.

O GOD the Father of mercies, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy upon thy servants, and hear the prayers of us miserable sinners.

O blessed Jesus, the fountain of peace and pardon, our wisdom and our righteousness, our sanctification, and re

demption, have mercy upon thy servants, refuse not to hear the prayers of us miserable, sorrowful, and returning sinners. O holy and divinest Spirit of the Father, help our infirmities: for, of ourselves, we know not what to ask, nor how to pray, but do thou assist and be present in the desires of us miserable sinners.

I.

For Pardon of Sins.

Remember not, Lord, the follies of our childhood, nor the lusts of our youth, the wildness of our head, nor the wanderings of our heart, the infinite sins of our tongue, and the inexcusable errors of the days of vanity.

Lord, have mercy upon us, poor miserable sinners.

Remember not, O Lord, the growing iniquities of our elder age, the pride of our spirit, the abuse of our members, the greediness of our appetite, the inconstancy of our purposes, the peevishness and violence of all our passions and affections.

Lord, have mercy, &c.

Remember not, O Lord, how we have been full of envy and malice, anger, and revenge, fierce and earnest in the purchases and vanities of the world, and lazy and dull, slow, and soon weary in the things of God and of religion.

Lord, have mercy, &c.

Remember not, O Lord, our uncharitable behaviour towards those with whom we have conversed, our jealousies and suspicions, our evil surmisings and evil reportings, the breach of our promises to men, and the breach of all our holy vows made to thee our God.

Lord, have mercy, &c.

Remember not, O Lord, how often we have omitted the several parts and actions of our duty; for our sins of omission are infinite, and we have not sought after the righteousness of God, but have rested in carelessness and forgetfulness, in a false peace and a silent conscience.

Lord, have mercy, &c.

O most gracious Lord, enter not into judgment with thy servants, lest we be consumed in thy wrath, and just displeasure: from which

Good Lord, deliver us, and preserve thy servants for ever.

II.

For Deliverance from Evils.

From gross ignorance and stupid negligence, from a wandering head, and a trifling spirit, from the'violence and rule of passion, from a servile will, and a commanding lust, from all intemperance, inordination, and irregularity what

soever :

Good Lord, deliver and preserve thy servants for ever. From a covetous mind and greedy desires, from lustful thoughts, and a wanton eye, from rebellious members, and the pride and vanity of spirit; from false opinions and ignorant confidences:

Good Lord, deliver, &c.

From improvidence and prodigality, from envy and the spirit of slander, from idleness and sensuality, from presumption and despair, from sinful actions and all vicious habits: Good Lord, deliver, &c.

From fierceness of rage, and hastiness of spirit, from clamorous and reproachful language, from peevish anger and inhuman malice, from the spirit of contention, and hasty and indiscreet zeal :

Good Lord, deliver, &c.

From a schismatical and heretical spirit, from tyranny and tumults, from sedition and factions, from envying the grace of God in our brother, from impenitence and hardness of heart, from obstinacy and apostasy, from delighting in sin, and hating God and good men :

Good Lord, deliver, &c.

From fornication and adultery, from unnatural desires. and unnatural hatreds, from gluttony and drunkenness, from loving and believing lies, and taking pleasure in the remembrances of evil things, from delighting in our neighbour's misery, and procuring it,-from upbraiding others, and hating reproof of ourselves:

Good Lord, deliver, &c.

From impudence and shame, from contempt and scorn, from oppression and cruelty, from a pitiless and unrelenting spirit, from a churlish behaviour, and undecent usages of ourselves or others:

Good Lord, deliver, &c.

From famine and pestilence, from noisome and infectious diseases, from sharp and intolerable pains, from impatience and tediousness of spirit, from a state of temptation, and hardened spirits:

Good Lord, deliver, &c.

From banishments and prison, from widowhood and want, from violence of pains and passions, from tempests and earthquakes, from the rage of fire and water, from rebellion and treason, from fretfulness and inordinate cares, from murmuring against God, and disobedience to the divine commandment:

Good Lord, deliver, &c.

From delaying our repentance, and persevering in sin, from false principles and prejudices, from unthankfulness and irreligion, from seducing others, and being abused ourselves, from the malice and craftiness of the devil, and the deceit and lyings of the world:

Good Lord, deliver, &c.

From wounds and murder, from precipices and falls, from fracture of bones, and dislocation of joints, from dismembering our bodies, and all infatuation of our souls, from folly and madness, from uncertainty of mind and state, and from a certainty of sinning:

Good Lord, deliver, &c.

From thunder and lightning, from phantasms, spectres, and illusions of the night, from sudden and great changes, from the snares of wealth, and the contempt of beggary and extreme poverty, from being made an example and a warning to others by suffering sad judgments ourselves:

Good Lord, deliver, &c.

From condemning others, and justifying ourselves, from mispending our time and abusing thy grace, from calling good evil, and evil good, from consenting to folly, and tempting others:

Good Lord, deliver, &c.

From excess in speaking and peevish silence, from looser laughing and immoderate weeping, from giving evil example to others, or following any ourselves, from giving or receiving scandal, from the horrible sentence of endless death and damnation:

Good Lord, deliver, &c.