yet upon our true repentance thou wilt graciously be pleased to pardon our past offences, and send us in this our great necessity, such seasonable and favourable weather, as that we may receive the fruits of the earth for our comfort and support, and with thy blessing enjoy them, and by this judgment be convinced of the necessity to amend our lives according to the precepts in thy holy word, and to render thee praise and thanksgiving through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.

GENERAL THANKSGIVINGS.

ALMIGHTY God, Father of all mercies, we, thine unworthy servants, do give thee most humble and hearty thanks for all thy goodness and loving kindness to us, and to all men, particularly to those who desire to offer up their praises and thanksgivings for late mercies vouchsafed unto them. We bless thee for our creation, preservation, and all the blessings of this life; but, above all, for thine inestimable love in the redemption of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ; for the means of grace, and for the hope of glory. And, we beseech thee, give us that due sense of all thy mercies, that our hearts may be unfeignedly thankful, and that we may show forth thy praise, not only with our lips, but in our lives; by devoting ourselves to thy service, and by walking before thee in holiness and righteousness all our days, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

For Rain.

O GOD our heavenly Father, who by thy gracious providence doth cause the former and latter rain to descend upon the earth, that it may bring forth fruit for the use of man; we give thee humble thanks, that it hath pleased thee in our great necessity to send us at the last a joyful rain upon thine inheritance and to refresh it when it was dry, to the great comfort of us thy unworthy servants, and to the glory of thy holy name, through tby mercies in Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

For Fair Weather.

O ALMIGHTY God, who hath justly humbled us by thy late scourge of immoderate rain and waters, and in thy mercy hath relieved and comforted our souls, by this seasonable and blessed change of weather; we praise and glorify thy holy name for this thy mercy; and will always declare thy loving kindness from generation to generation, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

For restoring Public Peace.

O ETERNAL God, our heavenly Father, who art a strong tower of defence to thy servants against their enemies, we yield thee praise and thanksgiving, for our deliverance from those great and apparent dangers wherewith we were encompassed; we do acknowledge it thy goodness that we were not delivered over as a prey unto them, beseeching thee still to continue thy mercies towards us, and grant us grace that we may henceforth

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live peaceable lives in all godliness and honesty, and that all the world may know that thou art our Saviour and mighty Deliverer, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Conclusion.

Master. ALMIGHTY God, who has given us grace at this time, with one accord to make our common supplications unto thee; who hast been graciously pleased to promise thy special presence, that wherever two or three are gathered together in thy name, thou wilt grant their requests; fulfil now, Lord, the desires and petitions of thy servants, as may be most expedient for them; granting us in this world: knowledge of thy truth, and in the world to come life everlasting. Amen.

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Ghost, be with us all evermore. Amen.

DEVOTIONAL EXERCISES.

PART II.

Suitable also for the Sabbath.

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Master. INFINITELY great, In case of the ab- eternal Jehovah, who art clothter, the eldest of ed with majesty and honour, the family to off who coverest thyself with light

ciate in his stead.

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as with a garment, we worship thee as a Being in the eternal and complete possession of every possible perfection. We revere that power by which the world was made, and that beneficent providence which embraces all the works of thine hands. admire that wisdom which is manifested in the course and order of nature, and we adore that goodness which extends to all thy creatures, diffusing blessings throughout the universal system. Under a full persuasion that thy government is founded in infinite wisdom. and benevolence, may we be excited to rejoice in the consideration that thou, the Lord God omnipotent, reignest. May we always entertain such high and exalted conceptions of thy majesty and dominion, and have such views of thy glorious perfections, as may fill our souls with reverence and veneration, and

excite internal worship and obedience. Praised be God for Sabbaths, and the privileges which attend them; for the institutions of public worship, and for opportunities of engaging in it. May thy Holy Spirit accompaby us to the house of worship, making us serious and attentive, raising our minds from the thoughts of this world to the consideration of the next. May we fervently unite in the prayers and praises of the congregation, and attend to religious exercises with sincerity, and practise our duty in our future conduct. Bless the ministers of the gospel; may they and thy people be animated in their devotions, and may the ministration of thy word be the power of God unto salvation to those who hear it. O thou Father of mercies, bless us who are now in thy presence. We implore thy grace to form in us right dispositions to wait on thee in the service of the sanctuary, that our assembling together may, by thy blessing, prepare us for thy mercy and pardon. May we resign our concerns into thy hands, and commit ourselves to thy holy keeping. May mercies draw us to thee, and may afflictions produce their designed effect on our principles and practice. Prepare us all for whatever may be before us in life, that finally through the merits of thy beloved Son, we may be admitted into thy heavenly kingdom.

M. Glory be to the father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost

F. As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.