Place a guard of Angels about the person of the king, and immure him with the defence of thy right hand, that no unhallowed arm may do violence to him. Support him with aids from heaven in all his battles, trials, and dangers, that he may, in every instant of his temptation, become dearer to thee, and do thou return to him with mercy and deliverance. Give unto him the hearts of all his people, and put into his hand a prevailing rod of iron, a sceptre of power, and a sword of justice; and enable him to defend and comfort the Churches under his protection.

Bless all his friends, relatives, confederates, and lieges; direct their counsels, unite their hearts, strengthen their hands, bless their actions. Give unto them holiness of intention, that they may, with much candor and ingenuity, pursue the cause of God and the king. Sanctify all the means and instruments of their purposes, that they may not, with cruelty, injustice, or oppression, proceed towards the end of their just desires: and do thou crown all their endeavors with a prosperous event, that all may co-operate to, and actually produce, those great mercies which we beg of thee; honor and safety to our Sovereign, defence of his just rights, peace to his people, establishment and promotion to Religion, advantages and encouragement to learning and holy living, deliverance to all the oppressed, comfort to all thy faithful people, and from all these, glory to thy holy Name. Grant this, O KING of Kings, for his sake, by whom thou

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hast consigned us to all thy mercies and promises, and to whom thou hast given all power in heaven and earth, our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.

✅ Prayers for an Army or Navy in Time of IVar.

O ALMIGHTY Lord God of Hosts, the Prince of peace, and the everlasting Counsellor, we humbly beseech thee so to conduct, encourage, and defend our [Armies and Fleets] with thy mighty Arm, and thy wise Providence, that what they shall attempt to take in hand, [for defence of this Church and State] may be prosperous and blessed. Direct and lead them all in safety, strengthen their governors and leaders with sound counsel and wise conduct, the officers and soldiers with ready obedience and valiant resolution. Bless their conflicts with signal victories; give them blessed opportunities of effecting the purposes of peace and justice with the least bloodshed. Preserve them from contagious diseases, from the violence of sword and sickness, from evil accidents, or crafty designs, from treachery or surprize, from carelessness of their duty, and from all irreligion, from confusion or fear, from mutiny and disorder. Give them an happy and an honorable return, that we being defended from our enemies, thy servant, and our sovereign, may rejoice in thy mercies; and thy

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Church may give thee thanks in the days of peace, and all thy people may worship thee in a holy Religion, giving thee praise, and honor, and glory for ever in eternal ages, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

O MOST mighty Lord God, who reignest over all the kingdoms of men, thou hast power in thy hand to cast down, and to raise up, to save thy servants, and to rebuke their enemies, and in all ages hast given victory to thy people, effecting by small numbers, what man cannot do by the multitude of an host: Let thy ears be now open unto our prayers, and thy merciful eyes upon our trouble and our danger. O Lord, do thou judge our cause in righteousness and mercy, prosper our arms, and defend our armies. Establish us in the rights thou hast given us, in our lands, and in our goods, in our government, and in our laws, in our Religion, and in all the holy orders which thou hast appointed to minister to all, who shall be heirs of Salvation.

Never let ambition or cruelty, thirst of empire or thirst of blood, the greediness of spoil, or the pleasures of a victory make us either to love war, or to neglect all the just ways of peace: and grant unto the army such piety and prudence, such happy circumstances and blessed events, that none of

them may do any act unbecoming Christians, disciples, and servants of the Prince of peace. Do thou, O God, bless them in all their just actions and necessary defences, that they may neither do, nor suffer, wrong. Let not our enemies have their unjust desires, nor their mischievous imaginations' prosper, lest we become a scorn and derision to our oppressors. The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, and a horse is counted but a vain thing to save a man; but our trust is in the name of the Lord our God, he is our strength and our defence; for it is thou, O Lord, who canst, indifferently, save with many or with few.

Wherefore from thy holy sanctuary open thine eyes and behold, stretch forth thy hand and help, defend and save our Armies and Navies, O thou God of power, from all evil of man, and all evil of chance. Cover their heads in the day of battle and danger; send thy fear before thy servants, that our enemies may flee before them: let thy faith make them valiant in fight, and put to flight the armies of aliens, [rebels, &c.] and by this shall thy servants know thou favorest us, in that our enemy doth not triumph over us, and shall always confess, to the praise of thy name, that it was thou, Lord, the shield of our hope, and the sword of our glory, who hast done great things for us; and evermore say, Praised be the Lord that hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servants. Hear us, O Lord, for the glory of thy name, for thy loving mercy, and for thy truth's sake, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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Prayer for Patrons and Benefactors.

O ALMIGHTY God, thou fountain of all good, of all excellence, both to men and angels, extend thine abundant favor and loving-kindness to my Patron, to all my friends and benefactors; reward them, and make them plentiful recompence for all the good which, from thy merciful Providence, they have conveyed unto me. Let the light of thy countenance shine upon them, and let them never come into any affliction or sadness, but such as may be an instrument of thy glory, and of their eternal comfort. Forgive them all their sins. Let thy Divine Spirit preserve them from every evil. Let thy ministering Angels guard their persons from the violence of the spirits of darkness. And thou, who, by thy infinite wisdom, knowest every degree of their necessity, give supply to all their needs by thy glorious mercy, preserving their persons, sanc tifying their hearts, and leading them in the ways of righteousness by the waters of comfort, to the land of everlasting rest and glory, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.

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