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Pietas victoriosa : a Manual of private Devotion, and Companion to the Altar; consisting of Prayer, Meditations, and Self Examinations, chiefly selected from the Divines of the Church of England
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and quiet state of mind, which arises from reconciliation with thee, from a reliance on the promises of thy word, and from the cheering prospects of immortality. Make, I beseech thee, all bishops and pastors dili­gently to preach thy holy word, and the people obediently to follow the same, that we may all receive the crown of everlasting glory, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

MONDAY.

Monday.

MORNING PRAYER.

O MOST merciful and gracious Lord God, the creator, preserver, and governor of the world, look down I humbly beseech thee, upon me thy unworthy servant. I confess, O Lord, that I am a weak and sinful creature; that I have, in many things, acted contrary to thy most holy will; and have neither loved thee, feared thee, nor obeyed thee as I ought to have done. But, O gracious Father, who de­lightest not in the death of a sinner, look upon I beseech thee, in thy Son Jesus Christ: and for the sake of his merits pardon my many trespasses. Grant that I may amend in whatever I have done amiss; and for the time to come may be more careful to please

me,