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MORNING.

heavens, vouchsafest to regard the lowest creature on earth; I humbly adore thy sacred Majesty, and with all the powers of my soul exalt and praise thy name for the infinite blessings thou hast so freely bestowed on me, for electing me in thy love, and creating me in thy own image; for redeeming me by thy Son, and sanctifying me with thy Holy Spirit, for preserving me in all the chances and accidents of this life, and rais­ing up my thoughts to the hope of a better; and especially this morning, that thou hast protected me from the dangers of the night, and hast brought me safely to the beginning of this day. Continue, O Lord, thy mercy to me; and as thou hast awakened my body from sleep, so raise my soul from sin, that I may walk soberly and chastely, as in the day, in all holy obedience, before thy face.

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Deliver me, O merciful God, from the evils of this day, and guide my feet in the way of peace; streng. then my resolution to embrace with gladness all op. portunities of doing good, and carefully to avoid all occasions of sin, especially those which I have found, by experience, to be most dangerous to my soul; and when, through frailty, I forget thee, do thou, in thy mercy, remember me; that as I often fall by the evil propensity of my nature, I may always rise again by the assistance of thy grace. Make me diligent in the duties of my calling and station, and not too solici­tous about the things of this life; but in all the mise­ries and crosses of the world, absolutely to submit to thy divine pleasure, and wholly to rely on thy merci­ful providence. Let thy blessing be upon my actions, and thy grace direct my intentions; that the whole course of my life, and the principal design of my heart, may always tend to the advancement of thy glory, the good of others, and the eternal salvation of my own soul, through Jesus Christ our Lord and only Saviour, who, with thee and the Holy Ghost,

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