THURSDAY EVENING.

¶ Use the Prayers appointed for every Evening, and then add,

An Act of Confession.

TURN thou us, O good Lord, to thee, and so shall we be turned. Yea, turn us from all our iniquities, that they may not be our ruin.

I have sinned, I have committed iniquity, 1 have done wickedly, and have rebelled; even by departing from thy commandments, and thy judg

ments.

Unto thee, O Lord, belongeth righteousness, but unto us confusion of face, as at this day; because of our trespass, which we have trespassed.

O Lord, according to all thy righteousness, I beseech thee let thine anger, and thy fury, be turned away, and cause thy face to shine on me, thy sorrowful and penitent creature.

O my God, incline thine ear, and hear; open thine eyes; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, hearken, and do; defer not for thy own sake, O my God: For thy servant is called by thy name.

Blessed be thy name, that I have an advocate with thee, thy only begotten Son, Jesus Christ the righteous; Olet him be an effectual propitiation for my sins, who is a sufficient propitiation for the sins of the whole world! O let his Holy Spirit subdue in me all unholy thoughts and desires, and satisfy me in soul, that I may be an holy 'emple acceptable to thee. Amen.

An Act of Intercession.

LET us pray, in the peace of the Lord, for that peace, which the world cannot give; which cometh from above, for the comfort and salvation of our souls.

Let us also beg of God peace for all mankind, especially for tranquillity, firm establishment, and perpetual safety, to his holy Catholic Church; and a good agreement, and godly union, of Christians with each other.

To this end I implore his blessing, in a more particular manner, upon our reverend Fathers the Bishops, all the subordinate Clergy, and all Congregations committed to their charge; particularly those that minister in holy things, and all the good people who dwell in this place, under their ministry.

That God would give temperate and healthful weather; kindly and fruitful seasons; quiet and comfortable times; that he would accompany and direct all travellers by land or by water; that he would make the beds of the sick, hear the cries of the oppressed, let the imprisoned go free, sustain the afflicted and dejected; sanctifying all, and by such means as his wisdom knows best, giving an happy issue to their respective sufferings.

I will also, after the example of the saints before me, commend myself, my life, and every action and event of it, to thee, my Lord, and my God: For unto thee belongeth glory, and honour, and worship.

The Lord is my light, and my salvation, whom

then shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life, of what shall I be afraid?

For lo! I have deposited myself, my friends, and all that is mine, in the hands of him who is able to keep us from falling, and to present us faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy; even thy hands, my only wise God and Saviour; to whom be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen.

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Ghost, be therefore with me, and with all whom I have prayed for. Amen.

Our Father &c.

FRIDAY MORNING.

¶ Use the Prayers for every Morning, and then add,

UNTO thee will I cry, O Lord, and early shall

my prayer come before thee.

Blessed art thou, O Lord, for that great and precious promise, which thou, in thy infinite mercy, didst vouchsafe to give to our fallen parents; that the seed of the woman should bruise the serpent's head; and for the punctual accomplishment of that promise, which thou in the fulness .of time, wast pleased to make as on this day.

Blessed be thou, O Lord, my God, and my Saviour, for the holy and bitter sufferings of this day! O grant, that what thou wert then content to endure for us men, and for our salvation, may be effectual, for the saving of my soul.

A Prayer for Grace.

DEFEND me, I beseech thee, by thy mighty power, and endue me with strength in the inner man, effectually to withstand, and irreconcileably to abhor, adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wraths, strifes, seditions, heresies, envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and all the works of the flesh, with its corrupt affections and lusts:

And help me to grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour; and let me not be barren in that knowledge, but bring forth abundantly the fruit of the Spirit; love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, meekness, and forbearance, against which there is no law. Amen.

An Act of Praise.

GLORY to thee, gracious and merciful God, who, when miserable man had, by transgressing thy commandments, forfeited thy favour, and utterly lost himself; didst not disdain, nor forsake him, in this forlorn condition; but, by many admirable methods, didst visit and pity him.

As a compassionate and tender Father, sustaining him with thy greatest and most comfortable promise, that the seed of the woman should bruise the serpent's head; opening a door of faith and of repentance; and, in the fulness of time, sending out of thy bosom, the Son of thy love, to take upon him the seed of Abraham; that, by his spotless and holy life, he might fulfil the obedi

ence of the law; and, by the sacrifice of his death, might take away the curse and sting of death; and, after having thus given himself a ransom for the whole world, might, by his resurrection, restore that world to life.

May the memory, and every mention of these inestimable instances of thy wondrous love, fill every heart with joy and thankfulness, in all places, and throughout all generations.

Worthy is the Lamb that was slain, to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing.

Therefore unto him that sitteth on the throne, and unto the Lamb, be blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, for ever and ever. Amen.

Salvation to our God, who sitteth on the throne, and to the Lamb.

Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanks giving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God, for ever and ever.

Our Father, &c.

Amen.

FRIDAY EVENING.

¶ Use the Prayers for every Evening, and then add,

An Act of Contrition.

I Have rebelled against the Lord my God, and have fallen by my iniquity; but I will take with me words, and will return unto him, and say. Take away all my iniquity, and receive me graciously.