FOR FAVOURABLE WEATHER.

FATHER of mercies! while we acknowledge thee in all thy dealings with us and bow with submission to thy chastisements, we would implore thy smiles upon this season, in which our plenty may be turned into scarceness. We would see thee in what we suffer. May thy blessing yet be upon the year; and the fruits of the earth in due time be brought to perfection. O may we learn by thy dispensations, to amend our lives; and while we rejoice in thy clemency, may we keep from abusing thy various bounties by intemperance. Grant that we may use them with sobriety and thankfulness, being bountiful and charitable to those who are in want. Forgive us, O Lord, our many transgressions, and deal with us according to thine abundant mercy in Jesus Christ.

THANKSGIVING.

FOR RECOVERY FROM SICKNESS.

To the praises which we always owe to thee, the Author of every good, for all thy kindness, we would, at this time, call upon our souls to thank thee, with peculiar emotions of gratitude, for the restoration of thy servant to health. Thou hast preserved him from death; thou hast spoken the word of healing, and he liveth. We will unite to praise thee, for thou hast heard our supplications, and art become our salvation. Thou hast chastened us; but hast delivered us from the evil we feared. Perfect the recovery of thy servant. Give us a deep sense of thy mercy in this instance; assist thy servant to devote himself to thy glory; and enable us all so to improve the blessing of health, that we may look forward with joy to that world, where there will be no sickness nor pain.

FOR PEACE.

O THOU God of peace, and lover of concord! accept our heartfelt thanks for the return and continuance of our national peace and tranquil

lity. May we be duly sensible of this instance of thy goodness to us, and by making a proper improvement of it, secure thy future favour, and thus be that happy people, whose God is the Lord. Unite the hearts of all mankind in the bonds of brotherly love; and may the happy time soon come, when the calamities of war shall cease forever, and peace and righteousness universally prevail.

AFTER A JOURNEY.

O FATHER, Our Refuge and our Strength! protection, comfort and success are all from thee. We join with thy servant in returning thee thanks, for preserving him from all the dangers to which he has been exposed, and for restoring him to his family and friends, in health and safety. While we rejoice in every instance of thy goodness to ourselves or friends, may we be careful to express the sense we have of our obligations to thee, by a suitable life and conversation.

AFTER A VOYAGE.

WE thank thee, Lord of heaven and earth! that thou hast graciously watched over thy ser

vant during his exposure to the dangers of the sea. Thine arm hath been under him for his safety. Write upon his heart the characters of gratitude. May he be duly sensible of thy continual providence, and determine to dedicate to thee the life thou hast preserved.

FOR RAIN

O GOD, our heavenly Father! who by thy gracious providence dost cause the 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 necessity, to send us a joyful rain, and to refresh and fertilize the earth, to the great comfort of us thy servants, who desire to be grateful to thee for thy seasonable kindness, and to acknowledge ourselves indebted unto thee, not only for this but for all the blessings we enjoy.

FOR FAIR WEATHER.

O GOD, who hast mercifully relieved us in this seasonable and happy change of weather! we praise thee for this mercy; and far from overlooking the common bounties of thy providence, we desire to receive them with true gratitude,

and to show our thankfulness by using them as we ought. While we live by thy goodness, may we live to thy praise.

FOR A FRUITFUL SEASON.

BOUNTIFUL Benefactor! all that we possess proceeds from thy munificence. To thy sovereign goodness we are indebted for all the advantages of our condition. We rejoice at this time with humble thankfulness in the gifts of thine undeserved bounty; that thou hast caused the earth to yield its increase, and crowned the year with thy goodness. Year after year hast thou furnished out the treasures of nature for our support, and we have had all things richly to enjoy. Whilst thou art thus sending down thy blessings upon us, dispose us to live in a sober, temperate, and charitable enjoyment of them, and to bring forth the fruits of holiness all the days of our life.

FOR HEALTH, OR ANY PARTICULAR BLESSING.

O THOU first and best of Beings! We thank thee that the voice of health and peace is heard in our habitation. Imploring thy favour for the