An Act of Praise.

I Will lift up my heart unto the Lord. It is very meet, right, and our bounden duty, that we should at all times, and in all places, by all means, and upon all occasions, remember and extol, sing praises and give thanks, bless and adore thee, O God; for thou art the maker and sustainer, the keeper and governor, the cherisher and benefactor, the improver and finisher of all things.

To thee, O Lord, Father and King eternal, fountain of life and immortality, treasure of bliss inexhaustible and everlasting; the Heaven, and Heaven of Heavens, Angels, and all the powers therein, render praise; and we, poor mortals, sinful dust and ashes, vile and unworthy though we be, do yet, laid prostrate under their feet, desire to join in consort with that heavenly host, and way, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of Hosts, heaven and earth are full of the Majesty of thy glory.

Blessed be the glory of the Lord, for the essencial perfections of his Godhead, his incomprehensible greatness, his dominion and omnipotence, his eternity and providence, his holiness and justice, his wisdom and truth, his goodness and mercy; but, above all, for the unspeakable riches of his exceeding abundant grace and love in Christ

Jesus.

Amen.

Our Father, &c.

SUNDAY EVENING.

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

An Act of Confession.

MERCIFUL and compassionate, long-suffering and patient Lord God, I have sinned, wretched man that I am, I have frequently and grievously sinned against thee; by trusting to vanity, by following my sinful passions, and being occupied in ungodly works.

I come not now before thee to cover or extenuate my guilt by frivolous excuses; but, with full purpose to give thee glory, by an ingenuous and free confession, that I have many ways offended against thy holy laws.-For thus, O Lord, and thus have I done.-[Here you may be particular.]

Oh! how have I provoked thy Majesty! And yet thou hast not dealt with me after my sins, nor rewarded me according to my iniquities.

And now, O Lord, what is my hope? Truly my hope is only in thee.

O let the multitude of thy mercies triumph over the multitude of my sins.

Remember, I beseech thee, what thy servant is. I am the price of thy Son Christ's blood, called a Christian after his name; a sheep of thy pasture; a son of the Covenant. Look then upon the face of thine Anointed, look upon the blood of thy Covenant in him, behold the propitiation set forth for the sins of the whole world; and be merciful to me a sinner, be merciful to me a miserable sinner.

For thy name's sake, O Lord, pardon my iniquity, for it is great. For that name's sake, besides which none other under heaven is given unto men, whereby we must be saved; and for the sake of that Spirit also, who helpeth our infirmities, and maketh intercession for us, with groanings which cannot be uttered; hear, O Lord, and have mercy. Amen.

Prayer for Grace.

LORD, I will lift up my hands to thy commandments, which I have loved; open thou mine eyes, that I may see the wonderous things of thy law. Incline my heart to thy testimonies; order my steps according to thy word, and so shall no iniquity have dominion over me.

Concerning thy testimonies, I have known long since that thou hast founded them for ever. Therefore will I walk in the path of thy commandments, and will apply my heart to fulfil thy statutes alway, even unto the end.

O Lord God, be thou my God; let me have none besides thee; let me love nothing in comparison of thee.

Give me grace to serve thee in holiness and righteousness; to render my superiors due honour, by obeying their commands, by submitting to their government: To love my family and dependants, by taking due care of them, by making provision for them;

To overcome evil with good: and to mortify the flesh, with its affections and lusts;

To have my conversation without covetousness, and to be content with such things as I have;

To put away lying, bitterness, clamour, and evil-speaking, and all malice; and to speak the truth in love;

Not to lust with concupiscence, not to walk with lasciviousness, not to be captivated with desires inordinate and violent, of what sort soever they may be. Grant this, O heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

An Act of Intercession.

O Lord, on whom the eyes of all do wait, remember every creature of thine for good; and visit the whole world with thy mercy.

O thou preserver and lover of men, think graciously upon mankind, and let thy pity and pardon extend to all.

O thou helper of the helpless, our seasonable refuge in the time of trouble, remember all who lie under any sort of extremity, and call upon thee for succour and protection.

O thou, who art the God of grace and truth, establish and strengthen in thy truth those who stand; restore the weak; and raise up those who fall through heresies and sins.

Thou, who art the wholesome defence and strength of thine anointed, think upon the congregation which thou hast purchased and redeemed of old; And let the multitude of them that believe be of one heart, and of one soul.

Send forth we pray thee, O Lord of the harvest, labourers in all respects fitted by thy grace to do the work of that harvest.

Pour out thy Holy Spirit abundantly upon our spiritual Fathers, the Bishops of thy flock;

the reverend Priests; and the whole Clergy. Make them workmen that need not be ashamed, reverently administering thy worship and sacraments, rightly dividing the work of truth, and exemplifying and adorning it, both by the soundness of their doctrine, and the integrity of their lives: and let thy people always be ready, with meek heart and due reverence, to wait upon thee, and to receive thy word at their mouths.

G thou great King over all the earth, strengthen and support the several governing powers, as being thine own ordinance, though man's convenience and contrivance. Scatter the nations that delight in blood, and command wars to cease in all the world.

O God, the Ruler of nations, defend this na tion, and every part thereof, from all calamity, danger, and death.

Grant that all persons of eminence and authority may be eminent for virtue, and sincere regard to thy true religion. Guide thou our judges and magistrates in the administration of justice, to all persons, and in all causes, without preferring one before another, or doing any thing by partiality.

Bless our husbandmen with fruitful seasons, our merchants with successful voyages, our tradesmen with a spirit of honesty and contentment; our artificers, even to the meanest, even to the poorest among us, with grace to follow their respective labours diligently and patiently, for fair and reasonable profit, and in humble dependence upon thy blessing.

Furthermore, since thou art the God not of us only, but of our posterity, extend, we pray thee, thy blessing to our children; that our sons and