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PART FIRST.

A COURSE OF PRAYERS,

FOR

PRIVATE PERSONS,

FOR

EVERY MORNING AND EVENING IN THE WEEK,

FOR DAYS OF HUMILIATION, AND FOR

SACRAMENTAL SABBATHS.

MATTHEW Vi. 6.

"Enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly."

MORNING PRAYER FOR MONDAY.

PSALM CİV. 22, 23. The sun ariseth: man goeth forth unto his work, and to his labour, until the evening.

HEAVENLY FATHER,

ON my bended knees, and with a heart truly thankful for thy great loving-kindness, I now bless thee, that thou hast again opened mine eyes to behold the light of day. Accept my sincere gratitude for health of body and peace of mind; for the watchful care that has been exercised over me during the hours of sleep; and for the prospect which is again set before me of running my Christian race during the day that is begun.

How manifold, O Lord, have been thy lovingkindnesses towards me! I bless thee, that thou hast been pleased to give me a place among thine intelligent and rational offspring; that thou hast

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endowed me with an immortal spirit; and hast bid me aspire after all virtue and all praise, with the hope of reaping, if I am faithful to my trust, everlasting happiness in the life which is to come.

I bless thee also, that thou hast cast my lot in a Christian land, and hast made me see the brightness of those latter days, which many patriarchs and righteous men saw afar off and were glad. Forbid, O heavenly Father, that I should ever be insensible of so great a blessing, or that, in any thing which I may do during this fleeting life, I may walk unworthy of my Christian vocation.

Accept my fervent gratitude for the many mercies by which my early years were distinguished; for the good example which I early enjoyed; for the good instructions by which my mind was formed; for the blessing of an enlightened and Christian education; and for every mean which in thy providence has been employed for preparing me for the duties of this life, and for training me up to a meetness for thy heavenly kingdom.

What shall I render unto thee, O Lord, for all thy mercies? my goodness cannot reach unto thee; I feel, that, instead of having done my duty, I have

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