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PRIVATE PRAYERS. OFESOLESHE

Our devotions must consist of acts of adoration, praise, and thanksgiving to God for his mercies, of confession of our sins, resolution of amendment, oblation of ourselves to God's ser­vice, prayers for pardon and grace, and prayers in behalf of others,& c. All forms of prayer are composed, more or less, of these parts, though not always in the same order. Several of those forms which have been most approved are here given, in order to suit different minds, and to afford the advantage of occasional variety. A greater variety may be gained by adding at choice one or more of the" Occasional Prayers."

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Morning Prayer.

Make the sign of the cross, saying:

N the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. Blessed be the holy and undivided Trinity now and for ever. Amen.

Come, Holy Ghost, fill the hearts of thy faithful, and kindle in them the fire of thy love.

Send forth thy Spirit, and they shall be created, and thou shalt renew the face of the earth.

O God, who didst instruct the hearts of the faith­ful by the light of the Holy Spirit; grant us in the same Spirit to relish what is right, and ever to re­joice in his consolation. Through Jesus Christ,& c.

Amen.

I. An Act of Faith in the presence of God.

O MY God! I firmly believe that thou art here present, and perfectly seest me: that thou observest all my actions, all my thoughts, and the most secret motions of my heart. I acknowledge that I am not worthy to come into thy presence, nor to lift up my eyes unto thee, because I have so often sinned against thee. But thy goodness and mercy