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bath a delight; z and may honor the Son of man, who is Lord also of the Sabbath-day,a not doing our own ways, nor finding our own pleasures, nor speaking our own words.

May that God, who on the first day of the world commanded the light to shine out of darkness, on this first day of the week shine in our hearts, to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.b

This is the day the Lord has made, we will rejoice and be glad in it.c

Oh, that we may this day experience the power of Christ's resurrection; d that as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, so we also may walk in newness of life; e and by seeking the things that are above may make it appear that we are risen with him.f

Oh, that this day we may be filled with the Holy Ghost, and that the fruit of the Spirit in us may be in all goodness and righteousness and truth.g

In our Preparation for the Lord's Supper.

NOW we are invited to come and eat of wisdom's bread, and drink of the wine she

a Mark ii. 28. b 2 Cor. iv. 6. d Phil. iii. 10. e Rom. vi. 4, 5, Eph. v. 18,

z Isaiah lviii. 13 e Psal. cxviii. 23, 24. f Col. iii. 1.

hath mingled,* give us to hunger and thirst after righteousness;h and being called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb, give us the wedding garment.k

Awake, O North wind, and come thou, South, and blow upon our garden, that the spices thereof may flow forth; and then let our beloved come into his garden and eat his pleasant fruits./

Draw us, and we will run after thee.

In the celebrating the Lord's Supper.

OH, let this cup of blessing, which we bless, be the communion of the blood of Christ.m

Let this bread which we break be the communion of the body of Christ, and enable us herein to shew forth the Lord's death till he come.n

Now let us be joined to the Lord in an everlasting covenant ;o so joined to the Lord, as to become one flesh with him.

Now let us be made partakers of Christ, by holding fast the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end.q

Let Christ's flesh be meat indeed to us, and his blood drink indeed, and give us so by faith

Prov. ix. 5. Matt xxii 11. n 1 Cor. xi. 26.

q Heb. iii. 14.

Matt. v. 6. / Cant. iv. 16.

i Rev. xix. 9.

m 1 Cor. x. 16.

• Jer. 1. 5. p 1 Cor. vi. 17.

to eat his flesh, and drink his blood, that he may dwell in us and we in him, and we may live by him.r

Give us grace, as we have received the Lord Jesus, so to walk in him,s that our conversation may be in every thing as becomes the gospel.

Thy vows, O God, are upon us, Oh, that we may daily perform them.u

Upon occasion of the Baptism of a Child,

TO thee, O God, whose all souls are, the souls of the parents, and the souls of the children,v we present this child a living sacrifice, which we desire may be holy and acceptable,w and that it may be given up and dedicated to the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.x

It is conceived in sin, but there is a fountain opened ;y Oh, wash the soul of this child in that fountain,z now it is by thy appointment washed with pure water.a

Oh, make good thine ancient covenant, that thou will be a God to believers and to their seed ; for this blessing of Abraham comes upon the Gentiles ;c and the promise is still to us and our children.d

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Thou hast encouraged us to bring little children to thee; for thou hast said that of such is the kingdom of God. Blessed Jesus, take up this child in the arms of thy power and grace, put thy hands upon it, and bless ite let it be a vessel of honor sanctified, and meet for the Master's use, fand owned as one of thine in that day, when thou makest up thy jewels.g

Oh, pour thy spirit upon our seed, thy blessing upon our offspring.h

Upon occasion of a Funeral.

LORD, give us to find it good for us to go to the house of mourning, that we may be minded thereby of the end of all men, and may lay it to our heart, and may be wise to consider our latter end ; for we must be gathered to our people, as our neighbors and brethren are gathered./

We know that thou wilt bring us to death, and to the house appointed for all living,m but let us not see death, till by faith we have seen the Lord Christ, and then let us depart in peace.n

e Mark x. 14. 16 Isaiah xliv. 3.

/ Numb xxvii. 13. n Luke ii. 26, 27.

ƒ 2 Tim. ii. 21. g Mal. iii. 17. Eccl. vii. 2. Deut. xxxii. 29. m Job xxx. 23.

And when the earthly house of this tabernacle shall be dissolved, let us have a building of God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.o

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Give us to know, that our Redeemer liveth and though after our skin, worms destroy these bodies, yet in our flesh we shall see God, whom we shall see for ourselves, and our eyes shall behold, and not another.p

Upon occasion of Marriage.

GIVE those that marry to marry in the Lord.q

Make them helps meet for each other, and instruments to promote one anothers salvation ;r and give them to live in holy love, that they may dwell in God and God in them.s

And may they dwell together as joint heirs of the grace of life, that their prayers be not hindered, and make us all meet for that world, where they neither marry, nor are given in marriage.t

Upon occasion of the Ordaining of Ministers.

LET the things of God be committed to faithful men, who may be able also to teach

o 2 Cor. v. 1. q1 Cor. vii. 39. t Luke xx. 35.

p Job xix. 25, 26.
r Gen. ii. 18. s 1 John iv. 16.

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