Thanksgivings after Recovery from Sickness.

O MY soul, thou hast said unto the Lord, Thou art my Lord; my goodness extendeth not to thee, but to the saints that are in the earth, and to the excellent, in whom is all my delight. The Lord is the portion of my inheritance and of my cup; thou maintainest my lot.

As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the Lord is tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust in him. For who is God, except the Lord? or who is a rock, save our God? It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way, perfect.

Be not thou far from me, O Lord: O my strength, haste thee to help me.

Deliver my soul from the sword, my darling from the power of the dog. Save me from the lion's mouth and thou hast heard me also from among the horns of the unicorns.

I will declare thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.

Ye that fear the Lord, praise the Lord: ye sons [of God, glorify him, and fear before him all ye sons [of men.] For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted, neither hath He hid his face from him; but when he cried unto Him, He heard.

As the hart panteth after the water-brooks, so longeth my soul after thee, O God.

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0 my God, my thy waves and billows are gone over me. a sword in my bones I am reproached. Yet the Lord will command his loving-kindness in the daytime and in the night his song shall be with me, and my prayer unto the God of my life.

Bless ye the Lord in the congregations; even the Lord from the fountains of Israel.

My mouth shall shew forth thy righteousness and thy salvation all the day: for I know not the numbers thereof.

I will go in the strength of the Lord God. I will make mention of thy righteousness, even of thine only. O God, thou hast taught me from my youth; and hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works. But I will hope continually, and will yet praise thee more and more.

Thy righteousness, O God, is very high, who hast done great things. O God, who is like unto thee? Thou which hast shewed me great and sore troubles, shalt quicken me again, and shalt bring me up again from the depths of the earth.

Thou shalt encrease thy goodness towards me, and comfort me on every side.

My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing unto thee; and my soul which thou hast redeemed. Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel, who only doth wondrous things. And blessed be his glorious name for ever; and let the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen, Amen.

I love the Lord, because he hath heard my voice, and my supplication. The sorrows of death compassed me: I found trouble and sorrow. Then called I upon the name of the Lord: O Lord, I beseech thee, deliver my soul. Gracious is the Lord and righteous: yea, our God is merciful. The Lord preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he helped me. Return to thy rest, O my soul: the Lord hath dealt, bountifully, with me. For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling.

Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints. O Lord, truly I am thy servant. I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid: thou shalt loose my bonds.

He that loveth not the Lord Jesus, let him be accursed.

O that I might love thee with all my heart, and mind, and strength! He that dwelleth in love, dwelleth in God. There is no fear in love.

The Prayer.

O MOST gracious and eternal God and loving Father, who hast poured out thy bowels upon us, and sent the Son of thy love unto us to die for love, and to make us dwell in love, and the eternal comprehensions of thy divine mercies; O be pleased to enflame my heart with a holy charity toward Thee and all the world. Lord, I forgive all that ever

have offended me, and beg that both they and I may enter into the possession of thy mercies, and feel a gracious pardon from the same fountain of Grace. And do thou forgive me all the acts of scandal whereby I have provoked, or tempted, or lessened, or disturbed any person. Lord, let me never have any portion among those that divide the union and disturb the peace, and break the charities, of the Church, and Christian Communion. And though I am fallen into evil times, in which Christians are divided by evil divisions; yet I am in charity with all Christians, with all that love the Lord Jesus, and long for his coming. And I, humbly, beg of thee, that the public calamity of the several societies of the Church may not be imputed to my soul, to any evil purposes.

LORD, preserve me in the unity of thy holy Church, in the love of God, and of my neighbors. Let thy Grace enlarge my heart to remember, deeply to resent, faithfully to use, wisely to improve, and humbly to give thanks to thee for all thy favors, with which thou hast enriched my soul, and supported my estate, and preserved my person, and rescued me from danger, and invited me to goodness in all the days and periods of my life. Thou hast led me through it with an excellent conduct; and I have gone astray after the manner of men; but my heart is towards Thee. O do unto thy servant, as Thou usest to do unto those that love thy name: let thy truth comfort me, thy mercy deliver me, thy staff support Ff

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me, thy Grace sanctify my sorrow, and thy goodness pardon all my sins, thy Angels guide me with safety in this shadow of death, and thy Holy Spirit lead me into the land of righteousness for thy name's sake, which is so comfortable, and for Jesus Christ's sake, our blessed Lord, and most gracious Saviour. Amen.

The Minister, wken present, shall recommend the Soul of the dying Man, if it be departing the Body.

O MOST blessed and most gracious Saviour Jesus, into thy holy hands we commend the soul of this our brother [or sister] praying Thee to defend it from all evil, from the wrath of God, which he hath deserved, from the evil spirits of darkness which are ready to devour it, from the flames of hell, from whence nothing can rescue it but the mercies of thee, O God, in our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.

Let thy holy Angels receive this soul from her prison and ruinous house of clay, and carry it to the region of obedient souls in the bosom of Jesus, there with joy and longing, with the assurance of hope, and a peaceful charity, to expect the Resurrection of the just, and the day of thy righteous Judgment. Amen.

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