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May we be watchful against all sin, and abstain from all appearance of evil.k

Let our hearts be purified by faith./

Oh, put thy fear into our hearts, that we may never depart from thee.m

Let us all be devoted to thy fear ;n and let us be in the fear of the Lord all the day long.o Give us grace we beseech thee, to love the Lord our God with all our heart, which is the first and great commandment.p

Oh, that the love of God may be shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost.q

Oh, that Jesus Christ may be precious to us,r as he is precious to all that believe, that he may be in our account the chiefest among ten thousand, and altogether lovely, and that he may be our beloved and our friend :s that though we have not seen him, yet we may love him; and though we now see him not, yet believing, we may rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory.t

Lord take away the stony heart out of our flesh, and give us a heart of flesh.u

Lord, give us to love our neighbor as ourselves, with that love which is the fulfilling the law,w to love one another with a pure

k 1 Thess. v. 22. / Acts xv. 9. m Jer. xxxii, 40. n Psal. cxix 38. o Prov. xxiii. 17. p Matt. xxii 37. q Rom. v 5. r 1 Pet. ii. 7. s Cant. v. 10. 16. t1 Pet i, 8. u Ezek. xi, 19. w Rom. xiii. 9, 10,

heart fervently, that thereby all men may know that we are Christ's disciples.y

And as we are taught of God to love one another, give us to abound therein more and more ;z and as we have an opportunity to do good to all men ;a and as much as in us lies to live peaceably with all men, always following after the things that make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another.b

Lord, make us able to love our enemies, to bless them that curse us, and to pray for them that despitefully use us, and to do good to them that hate us, forbearing one another, and forgiving one another in love,c as Christ forgave us. Lord, give us grace to deny ourselves, to take up our cross daily, and to follow Christ ;d to keep under the body, and bring it into subjection.e

Lord, keep us from being lovers of our own selves, f from being wise in our own conceit, and leaning to our own understanding.g

Lord, give us all to learn of Christ, to be meek and lowly in heart, that we may find rest to our souls ;h and that herein the same mind may be in us, that was in Christ Jesus.¿ Lord, hide pride from us, and clothe us

x 1 Pet. i. 22. y John xiii 35. z 1 Thess. iv. 9, 10.

« Gal. vi 10

d Matt. xvi 24.

g Prov. iii. 5, 7.

Rom. xii. 18.

e 1 Cor. ix. 27. b Matt. xi, 29.

c Matt v. 44.
f2 Tim. iii. 2.

Phil. ii. 5.

with humility, and put upon us the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which in thy sight is of great price.m

Lord, give us grace to walk worthy the vocation, wherewith we are called, with all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, forbearing one another in love.n

Lord, teach us whatsoever state we are in, therewith to be content. Lord, grant that our conversation may be without covetousness; and we may always be content with such things as we have.o

Enable us in patience to possess our souls. Let patience work experience in us, and experience hope, such a hope as maketh not ashamed.q

We pray God, that we may do no evil, but be blameless and harmless as the children of God, without rebuke in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation.s

Oh, cleanse us from secret faults, keep back thy servants also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over

us.t

Let thy word he hid in our hearts that we may not sin against thee,u and thy grace be at all times sufficient for us,w and mighty

7 Job xxxiii. 17. * Eph. iv. 1, 2.

m 1 Pet. iii, 4.

o Heb. xiii. 5. r 2.Cor. xiii. 7.

Rom. v. 4, 5. 7 Psalm xix. 12. u Psalm cxix 11.

p Luke xxi. 19.
s Phil ii 15.
w 2 Cor. xii. 9.

in us; and never give us up to our own heart's lust, to walk in our own counsels.*

Enable us to walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,† that we may cut off occasion from them, who desire occasion to blaspheme that worthy name by which we are called ; and with well doing may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men,y and adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.z

Lord, enable us to take heed to our ways, that we offend not with our tongue.a

Thou hast said, if any man lack wisdom, he must ask it of God, who gives to all men liberally, and upbraideth not, and it shall be given him : Lord, we want wisdom, make us wise as serpents and harmless as doves.c

Oh, that we may always have our conversation in the world in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God.d

Let all in every relation dwell together in unity, that it may be as the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descends upon the mountains of Zion.e

Oh, that we may dwell together as joint heirs of the grace of life, that our prayers may not be hindered.f

* Psalm lxxxi. 12. + Eph. v. 15. x 2 Cor. xi 12. y 1, Pet ii. 15. * Titus ii 10. a Psal xxxix. 1. c Matt. x. 16.

6 James i. 5.
e Psalm cxxxiii, 1, 3.

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d 2 Cor i. 12.

f1 Peter iii. 7.

Oh, that our ways were directed to keep thy commandments, then shall we not be ashamed when we have respect to them all.g

Lord, give us to increase with the increases of God,h to grow in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ ;¿ to hold on our way, and having clean hands to grow stronger and stronger.k

Let our path be as the shining light, that shines more and more unto the perfect day.!

Lord, quicken as to work the works of him that sent us, while it is day; because the night comes wherein no man can work ;m and what good our hands find to do, may we do it with all our might, because there is no work or knowledge in the grave, whither we are going.n

Lord, grant that we may never be slothful in any good business, but fervent in spirit serving the Lord.o

Lord, enable us to do the work of every day in its day, according as the duty of the day requires; redeeming the time because the days are evil.q

Lord teach us to endure hardness, as good soldiers of Jesus Christ; r that we may not fear the reproach of men, or their revilings, nor be ashamed of Christ or of his words; s

g Psal. cxix, 5, 6. b Cel. ii. 19. i 2 Pet. iii. 18. / Prov, iv. 18.

k Job xvii. 9.
n Eccl. ix. 10.
q Eph, v. 16.

o Rom. xii. 11. r 2 Tim. ii. 3.

m John ix. 4.

p Ezra iii. 4. s Mark viii. 38.

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