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 CONTENTS. 
 
 PAGE 
 
 General Devotions 1 
 
 Sunday ..... 12 
 
 Monday 22 
 
 Tuesday . 80 
 
 Wednesday 88 
 
 Thuesday . . 40 
 
 Friday 58 
 
 Saturday 66 
 
 A Prayeb poa Ghaob 76 
 
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 Lord God, I am alone with Thee in my 
 chamber ; I have shut the doors of my chamber 
 and entered into my closet, that I might pray 
 unto Thee in secret, for Thou hearest and lovest 
 the secret prayer. No man seeth or heareth me ; 
 no man knoweth that I have come to pray ; this 
 is my " solitary place f it will not be known 
 that I have now sought Thee in prayer till the 
 last day, when all hidden things shall be brought 
 to light. 
 
 When I pray in Thy house of prayer, when I 
 pray with my household, I am seen to pray ; but 
 here I pour out my soul, I lift up my soul, I 
 seek Thy face, I bow myself to the ground before 
 Thee, I hold communion with Thee, God Most 
 High, through Thy Son's name, and " Thou Lord 
 onlv knowest it.^' 
 
 gracious Eather, I do desire to be alone ; 
 when I am occupied before men, I know not the 
 power of the opinions of men over me ; I know 
 not how much I do to be seen of men, or out of 
 
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 regard to men ; I know not mine own self; I am 
 not sure of myself; whatsoever I do in secret 
 seems to be more entirely sincere, and done in 
 singleness of heart to Thy glory. When I kneel 
 down here in this my secret place, I can but be 
 seeking Thee ; I can but desire Thy favour to- 
 wards me. 
 
 Awful it is to be with Thee, God, with my 
 own solitary soul, with myself such as I am, with 
 my single spirit, a most sinful creature, approach- 
 ing Thee alone. Awful it is to feel Thy presence, 
 to consider it, to believe in it, to know that I am 
 alone with Thee, I a most sinful man, Thou the 
 great God of heaven and earth. I might well 
 desire to hide myself from Thy light, as did Adam, 
 when he had sinned, among the trees of the garden. 
 I might well desire to be joined by devout men in 
 my prayers, to be mixed and incorporated with 
 them, to escape standing alone before Thee and 
 feeling my own solitariness, oneness, singleness of 
 my own individual personal life. I might well 
 desire to cast myself among a multitude, that I 
 might be, as it were, a part of a multitude. 
 But yet it is good for me to be alone, to feel that 
 I am one, single, separate, responsible soul, who 
 must in my own self live eternally. 
 
 Grant, God, that I may draw nigh to Thee 
 
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 in such sort as to be heard for Jesus Christ's 
 sake. Give me a sense of the Majesty of Thy 
 Presence, Thou whom I now seek, Thou whom I 
 now confess. Thou whom I now adore in faith 
 and worship with my flesh and with my spirit, 
 Thou who art my God, God most glorious, Holy, 
 Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty, God the Fa- 
 ther, God the Son, God the Holy Ghost, blessed 
 for evermore ! 
 
 Though I cannot understand Thee, nor con- 
 ceive Thee in Thine own nature, nor worthily 
 praise Thee, though my thoughts concerning Thee 
 fall infinitely short of Thee, though I scarce know 
 what my words mean when I call Thee " God," 
 yet have mercy on me, and accept me, who am 
 but " a worm and no CQan," a mere speck in Thy 
 creation, as a grain of sand upon the sea shore, 
 " hardly to be accounted of" in Thy sight, sinful 
 in flesh and spirit, " dust and ashes," like " grass," 
 in sin conceived, and shapen in wickedness, un- 
 able to think or do anything that is good, beating 
 upon my breast for the wickednesses that have 
 gone over my head, the sins and offences of my 
 youth and of my riper years, " a sore burden too 
 heavy for me to bear." 
 
 O God the Father, visit me though I be 
 nothing, and a miserable worm, and unclean in 
 
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 Thine eyes^ a sinner, "of sinners the chief/^ 
 " less than the least of all saints." Thou hast 
 created me ; I am a work of Thy hands, a vessel 
 which Thou hast formed. When Thou didst will 
 it, I was created ; and when I was created. Thou 
 madest me to be immortal. I am a living soul 
 which Thou hast made ; I am Thine ; I know 
 that Thou hast respect unto man, though he is 
 *' like a thing of nought," and dost greatly regard 
 the son of man. 
 
 God the Son, Holy Jesus, Thou hast shewn 
 what love Thou hast for the sons of men, for 
 Thou didst become man Thyself, and knowest us 
 by Thine own Manhood, and art " touched with 
 a feeling of our infirmities," and liast had expe- 
 rience of our suffering estate, and hast been 
 " tempted like as we are, yet without sin," and 
 hast loved us, and given Thyself for us, and hast 
 " carried our sorrows," and didst humble Thyself 
 to death, even to the worst death of men, the 
 death of the Cross. 
 
 God the Holy Ghost, the Comforter, the 
 Sanctifier, the Spirit of truth, the Guide unto truth. 
 Thy love towards man has been made known, for 
 Thou dwellest among men, and enterest into the 
 hearts of men, and fillest believers with Thyself, 
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 and tabernacles of Thy Presence, sanctuaries where 
 Thou dost dwell. Thou art with the Churchy 
 even unto the end of the world. 
 
 Therefore I am emboldened to draw near unto 
 Thee, God, Holy, Blessed, Glorious Trinity. I 
 want to be Thine, not in part only, but altogether, 
 to be Thine of a truth, to be saved from sin and 
 from everlasting death, to serve Thee with all my 
 heart all my days. 
 
 And whereunto hast Thou called me? To what 
 office in Thy Church ? Thou hast chosen me to 
 be an Evangelist, a Priest, a preacher unto Thy 
 people, a shepherd of Thy flock, a watcher of 
 souls, an ambassador, a steward of Thy mys- 
 teries, and an ensample to the flock over which 
 Thou hast made me overseer. 
 
 what great duties are laid on me through 
 this mine office ! How great a charge, how diffi- 
 cult a work and how awful, how great a weight of 
 holy honours and responsibilities ! What a work 
 is this to do among men ! to teach — guide — 
 feed — watch — nourish souls immortal ! Who is 
 sufficient for these things ? Who can fulfil so great 
 duties ? Is it not enough to keep guard over my- 
 self? Must I, who need to be fed, feed others? 
 Must I, who need to be ministered unto, be my- 
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 of SO many, be numbered among the teachers of 
 men ? Must I, who am full of sin, preach against 
 sin? Must I walk first, who am last in many 
 things ? Must I lead souls to the throne of grace, 
 when so many souls do outstrip me in the spi- 
 ritual life through their greater zeal ? 
 
 Lord help me ; I cry unto Thee for help ; I 
 have no sufficiency as of myself, nothing to trust 
 in but Thee only and Thy grace. I might well 
 wish to unload me of this charge, and to occupy 
 myself about my own soul only, when I consider 
 my sinfulness, weakness, infirmities, fallings off, 
 fallings short, negligences and other sins. I 
 might well wish for a private place in the Church, 
 where I might receive instruction, and hear coun- 
 sel, and have help of spiritual men, and have 
 pastors over me. 
 
 Yet Thou hast called me, Lord, to this work ; 
 Thou hast chosen me out of my brethren; I believe 
 that I was inwardly moved by the Holy Ghost to 
 the Order and Ministry of the Priesthood ; I had 
 the outward call of the Church ; the holy hands 
 of the Bishop and Presbytery were laid on me. 
 
 Thus was I set apart for this office ; I cannot 
 now go back ; " a necessity is laid on me, woe 
 unto me if I preach not the Gospel.^' I am Thine, 
 Christ, Thine for this great work, Thine for 
 
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 Thy people's sake, Thine that I may be servant 
 of all, and by all means save some. Having put 
 my hand to the plough, may I never look back ! 
 
 But as Thou hast called me. Lord Jesus, so 
 help me according to my need. Without Thee 
 I can do nothing; with Thee I can do all things; 
 without Thee I am nothing, with Thee I am 
 strong, and endued with much strength. If 
 Thou guidest me, I can guide others; if Thou 
 teachest me, I can teach ; if Thou art my Shep- 
 herd, I can watch the sheep of Thy pasture. 
 From Thee must I learn to know all my wants, 
 and to obtain the supply of the wants known. 
 Send to me the Holy Ghost the Comforter, to 
 strengthen me with all gifts of grace necessary for 
 my work, that I may have zeal with prudence, 
 fervour with patience, love with boldness, earnest- 
 ness with humility, aptness to teach, meekness in 
 teaching, contempt of the world, and obedience 
 to the law of the Cross. I look up to Thee for 
 all things ; I cast myself upon Thee ; I cry aloud 
 for help ; " Help me, and that right early ;'^ help 
 me that I may be " an able minister of the New 
 Testament, not of the letter, but of the spirit." 
 
 That I may truly serve Thee with a tender 
 conscience, teach me, Christ, to set before my 
 soul what Thou requirest at my hands, to approve 
 
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 myself before Thee as '^ a workman that needeth 
 not to be ashamed." I must give Thee all my self, 
 all my soul, all my strength, all my faculties, all 
 my understanding, all my thoughts, all my time, 
 all my affections, all my powers of mind and body, 
 that in all ways, and in all things, and at all 
 times, I may preach the Gospel. My work is 
 to preach the Gospel, in season, out of season, 
 directly, indirectly, publicly, privately, at home, 
 abroad, in sermons, in conversation, in the church, 
 by the way-side, in schools, in sick-rooms. I 
 must preach Thee to the young, to the middle- 
 aged, to the old, to the sickly, to the strong, to 
 those who are without faith that they may be- 
 lieve, to those who have faith that faith may be 
 increased, to the careless that they may have care, 
 to the lukewarm that they may glow with love, 
 to the afflicted that they may seek their consola- 
 tion in Thee. 
 
 I must preach Thee in a right spirit, earnestly, 
 lovingly, with sincerity, weighing each man's 
 state, " making a difference," on " some having 
 compassion," coming to others " with the rod," 
 watching occasions, especially times of sickness or 
 other affliction. 
 
 I must preach Thee also by my life and conver- 
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 as an ensample to the flock. Christy what a 
 work of personal holiness must I seek to fulfil in 
 myself through the power of the Holy Ghost ! of 
 all the souls committed to me, of all this multi- 
 tude of souls, mine should be the most pure, 
 unworldly, unselfish, mortified, gentle, spiritual. 
 Even so ; I must preach Thee through my own 
 life and be myself a sermon unto my flock. My 
 flock should feel that I am not a man of this 
 world ; while I invite them to heaven, I should be 
 seen walking heaven- ward myself; I should have 
 experience of the way ; I should be nearer Thee 
 than any ; not beliind any, but before all, a pattern 
 of trae devotion, godly ardour, unworldliness, 
 charity in speech and action. If I am a lover of 
 pleasure, or a seeker of great men, or greedy of 
 filthy lucre, or ambitious and fond of advance- 
 ment, or self-indulgent, or careless, I must needs 
 most grievously ofl'end my flock. 
 
 For personal holiness, for personal holiness I 
 do pray. Lord Jesus. if I should cause any 
 single soul to err, if any fault in my example 
 should weaken Thy blessed Gospel preached by 
 me, or make my ministry of none effect to any 
 single soul ! if I err, it is not my own soul only 
 that I harm ; I can neither hurt myself by my- 
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 charge of souls. What if any, even the weakest 
 of the brethren, should be lost through any 
 offence or fault of me, O Lord ! Save me from 
 the blood of all men by Thine own blood, " My 
 Lord and my God/' 
 
 That I faint not under so great a charge, teach 
 me, Jesu, to remember the exceeding great re- 
 ward which Thou offerest to the stewards of Thy 
 mysteries, who shall be found faithful at Thy 
 coming. Eemind me of those holy texts wherein 
 Thou dost speak of the recompense of reward. 
 " Take heed,'' hast Thine Apostle said unto 
 Timothy, '' unto thyself and unto the doctrine ; 
 continue in them, for in doing this, thou shalt 
 both save thyself, and them that hear thee." 
 Thou hast said through St. James, " If any of 
 you do err from the truth, and one convert him, 
 let him know, that he which converteth the sinner 
 from the error of his way, shall save a soul from 
 death, and shall hide a multitude of sins." Thou 
 hast said through Thy prophet Daniel, " They 
 that be w'ise shall shine as the brightness of the 
 firmament, and they that turn many to righteous- 
 ness as the stars for ever and ever." Even our 
 endeavours to save, though unblest to others, 
 bring a blessing unto ourselves. " If thou warn 
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 not turn from his way, he shall die in his iniquity; 
 but thou hast delivered thy soul." 
 
 Most gracious and most encouraging words of 
 love ! May they serve to stir up the gift that is 
 in me. O if I should gain this prize, if I should 
 ever tread the courts of the kingdom of heaven, 
 if I should save any souls from death, and present 
 them before Thee with great joy, what account 
 shall I make of all my labours, self-denials, 
 watchings, sacrifices of ease and worldly tastes ? 
 surely " the loss of all things" is " as dung," if I 
 can but gain Thee and behold Thee for ever. 
 Lead me forth, OLord; I desire this prize; help 
 me to contend for it, and to attain it ; send Thy 
 Holy Ghost to comfort and to strengthen me. I 
 am Thine; I would be Thine in this life and 
 for ever; keep me under the shadow of thy 
 wings ; draw up my soul towards Thee ; increase 
 my faith, my hope, my charity ; knit my heart 
 unto Thee, and make me a faithful shepherd of 
 Thy sheep, that I may at last see Thy glory, and 
 partake of it with all angels and saints, through 
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 This is the day which the Lord hath made, I 
 will rejoice and be glad in it. It has been conse- 
 crated by the glorious resurrection of the ever- 
 blessed Son of God our Saviour, who made all 
 things new. 
 
 All days are Thine, Lord, and on all days 
 shouldest Thou be served ; but this is Thine in 
 an especial manner, and with an especial service 
 shouldest Thou be now worshipped. This is the 
 soul's day, to be filled with prayer and praise. 
 Now should our prayers and praises be the most 
 and heartiest, that the spirit of prayer may descend 
 through all the spaces of the week, that we may 
 abound with thanksgiving, that the well of our 
 souls being now filled with the Spirit, the whole 
 week may be watered therefrom. 
 
 But if this, O God, is the day of prayer to all 
 Thy sons in the Gospel, what should it be to the 
 ministers of Thy Word and Sacraments, who 
 ought at all times to be men of prayer, the fore- 
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 I desire, tlierefore, good Lord,, to prepare 
 myself for this day^s worship, that I may truly 
 worship Thee, that my soul may have an appetite 
 for this feast. I do rejoice in the gift of the 
 Lord's day ; I do confess my own needs and the 
 needs of this people for such a season of prayer ; 
 but yet, Lord, I fear lest I should lose some 
 portion of the richness of the feast through my 
 own strayings of soul, or my coldness. Look now 
 upon me that Satan may not overcome me, that I 
 may begin worthily in a true spirit, that I may 
 keep worthy thoughts, and offer pure worship, 
 such as may be acceptable to Thee out of Thy 
 great mercy. In all public offices of religion 
 keep my soul pure, disentangled from the world, 
 undistracted, and intent on Thee. 
 
 As I have many things to do, to pray — to read 
 Thy Holy Word — to preach accordingly — to offer 
 up supphcations for the sick, and thanksgivings 
 for those to whom Thou hast shewed mercy — to 
 baptize— to receive the blessed Sacrament of Thy 
 Body and Blood — to administer it — to lay in the 
 grave those of our brethren whom it hath pleased 
 Thee to take from us unto Thyself, — help me, 
 Holy Jesus, in all these acts of devotion, that the 
 spirit of devotion may be sustained throughout, 
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 single mind, and may be blest unto myself and 
 unto those to whom I minister. 
 
 Outward reverence at all times, Lord, is easy ; 
 but inward reverence, inward atteutiveness and 
 solemnity of spirit it is hard always to keep. 
 I may not wound my flock by outward careless- 
 ness, indifference, haste, negligence, or any other 
 visible fault ; but how much may I lose them, if 
 I do not inwardly worship Thee aiid heartily 
 pray for them, if my spirit is backward and remiss, 
 or hurrying to many unprofitable thoughts, or 
 thinking of the opinions of men ! 
 
 It is right that I should outwardly honour 
 Thee, for there cannot be inward worship beneath 
 outward irreverence ; but what are things outward 
 if I lack devotion within ! No man knoweth 
 from outward appearance how much my thoughts 
 wander in my prayers, but Thou knowest mine 
 infirmities ; " my faults are not hid from Thee,'' 
 and " my secret sins are in the light of Thy coun- 
 tenance." I fear being formal in my worship; 
 I am often formal ; I want perseverance in prayer, 
 coUectedness, abstraction, true fervent elevation of 
 soul. As the shepherd I ought to go before the 
 sheep and lead them unto Thee, but I doubt not 
 many of the sheep do outrun me in fervent 
 praying and in the heartiness of their praise. 
 
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 Lord, I could for hours pray Thee to give 
 me the true spirit of prayer; I am so dull, so 
 easily carried back to the world ; so often dwelling 
 upon worldly affairs, so grovelling in my thoughts ; 
 and when men think me devout, then oftentimes 
 I most need that very thing which I am supposed 
 to have. 
 
 Assist me, heavenly ^Father, for Thy dear Son's 
 sake, especially in the more solemn parts of my 
 ministrations. Assist me, most merciful Saviour, 
 especially when I administer Thy blessed Sacra- 
 ments, those mysteries whereby we are new-born, 
 or renewed in the spirit of our minds. 
 
 When I administer Holy Baptism may I do it 
 with a devout will, with faith, with sincere 
 prayers. Though my unworthiness or absence of 
 mind hinders not the reception of grace, yet it 
 were a thing most sinful, most hurtful to my own 
 soul, if, while the Holy Ghost was descending, I 
 was wandering afar off; if, while He were pre- 
 sent, I were absent in spirit. Let me consider 
 how many thoughtless god-parents in these times 
 speak solemn words lightly, and so may I be 
 moved to pray as though none beside myself were 
 praying; make me to look upon all children 
 dedicated to Thee as mine for Thy sake. If the 
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 make up what is lacking by the fervency of 
 mine. 
 
 May I delight to bring little children unto 
 Thee for Thy blessing. I know that sometimes 
 I desire to escape labour or to lessen it, and that 
 sometimes I shrink from any lengthening of 
 Divine service; but grant, good Lord, that I 
 may ever rejoice in beholding a fresh soul added 
 to Thy Church. What better prayer can I now 
 offer Thee in secret than that which at Holy 
 Baptism I offer Thee publicly. 
 
 "Grant that whosoever is dedicated to Thee 
 by our Office and Ministry, may also be endued 
 with heavenly virtues, and everlastingly rewarded ; 
 through Thy mercy, O blessed Lord God, who 
 dost live and govern all things, world without end.^' 
 
 And also when I administer the unspeakable 
 mystery of Thy Supper, then, blessed Jesus, 
 strengthen me with great gifts of the Holy 
 Spirit ; grant that my soul may be fitly prepared 
 and dressed for that celestial feast, and that I 
 may have truly repented of my sins, and may 
 have purposed to lead a more spiritual life before 
 I draw near to that mysterious banquet of love. 
 
 When I stand at Thine Altar, grant that I 
 may have the profoundest sense of Thy Presence ; 
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 gate of my heart against it ; lift up my spirit ; let 
 the house of prayer be unto me as a heavenly 
 place ; let the very rails of the altar remind me of 
 my especial separation from the world ; may I feel 
 myself to be on holy ground ; I cannot draw 
 nearer unto Thee on the earth, may I feel Thy 
 nearness. Till me with a sense of my own sins 
 and Thy great love, of my own unworthiness and 
 Thy mercy ; for who can tell the love wherewith 
 Thou hast loved us; I altogether sink to the 
 earth when I think of Thy wonderful condescen- 
 sion towards us and the awfulness of our sins, 
 that could in no other way be atoned for except 
 by the spilling of Thine own blood. 
 
 I have sometimes, yea, many times rejoiced 
 with unspeakable joy, when I have been suffered 
 to partake of Thy Body and Blood in the Sacra- 
 ment of Thy Supper, and to minister it to the 
 more mature members of my flock ; my soul has 
 been filled with sensible consolations; I have 
 experienced overflowings of love and great peace. 
 But must I not confess that at times when I 
 have been called to minister at Thine Altar, if it 
 had not been my office to serve thereat, I might 
 have abstained from the Feast ! must I not con- 
 fess that I have at times come coldly, with little 
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 a full soul ; that I have said those great words, 
 " Take and eat this," and " Drink this,'' without 
 deeply considering that I was distributing a hea- 
 venly and life-giving meal ! I have passed on 
 from one communicant to another, without that 
 devotion of spirit that was meet. 
 
 Grant, Lord, that henceforth I may always 
 weigh those words, and speak them from my 
 innermost soul, and be warmed with a most holy 
 love for each single soul that receives the mystical 
 elements from my hands. Grant that my intent 
 may go with my ministrations, though, should my 
 intent be wanting, I believe that they may still 
 be blessed to my flock. 
 
 In these and all other acts of Divine service 
 this day be present with me, most gracious 
 Lord, that I may perform them holily, with a 
 holy purpose. When I perform the rite of Holy 
 Matrimony, or of the Churching of Women, or 
 the most moving Service for the Burial of the 
 Dead, preserve in me an attentive and earnest 
 spirit. In all the order of Common Prayer, in all 
 Litanies, and supplications, and confessions of 
 faith, in all psalms and spiritual songs, fill me 
 with the Spirit, lead me by the Spirit, to the 
 throne of grace. 
 
 When I preach, may I preach faithfully accord- 
 
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 ing to Thy Holy Word, delivering Thy Gospel 
 " with meekness of wisdom." May I preach not 
 only true words, but in a true spirit. May I seek 
 not to please men's ears, nor to raise admiration 
 of myself, but to turn their hearts and draw them 
 unto Thee. May I preach holily, knowing that 
 plain words from a holy and spiritual mind are 
 more apt to minister grace to the hearers than 
 most eloquent words that come not from a devout 
 heart. If men should listen eagerly to my own 
 fallible words, may I never be puffed up ; may I 
 strive against a self-seeking and vain-glorious 
 mind ; may I kneel down and meditate upon the 
 multitude of my sins. Easily might my soul be 
 lost through the sweetness and deceivableness of 
 human praise. Or if through lack of eloquence, 
 a gift now over-esteemed to the neglect of prayer, 
 my flock come but ill to the house of prayer, 
 may I by true seriousness seek to edify the more 
 devout and stable souls. It is not a multitude of 
 listeners that bespeaks the growth of piety. May 
 I myself think more of prayer, that I may lead 
 others to esteem it more. 
 
 Grant also, Lord, that I may spend all little 
 intervals between the parts of Divine service in 
 inward prayer. When I enter the vestry, may I 
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 preparation for common worship. May I waste 
 not the time, but spend it either in praying, or 
 meditating, or reading Thy Holy Word, that I 
 may enter upon mine office with a prepared and 
 collected mind. While I robe myself with the 
 decent vestments appointed by the Church, may 
 I offer up short ejaculations, praying for inward 
 purity, that, as one of Thy Priests, I may " be 
 clothed with righteousness ;" may the white robe 
 be unto me as a sign of the innocency of life 
 required of me. When I pass from the vestry 
 to the appointed place of prayer, or from the 
 place of prayer to the altar, or from the altar 
 to the place of preaching, may I lift up my soul 
 secretly as I walk, and offer up secret prayers for 
 the gift of the Holy Ghost, for power to pray, 
 for grace, for the Divine blessing both upon my- 
 self and the congregation assembled in Thine 
 house. 
 
 But not only at the time of public prayer and 
 in the house of prayer give me a devout will, but 
 in all other parts of the day and in all other acts 
 help me, most blessed Lord, that whether I walk 
 through the fields, or sit at home, or read, or 
 meditate, or teach in schools, I may preserve 
 a holy and thankful mind, and use the whole day 
 holily, and consecrate all its portions. 
 
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 "Now, Heavenly Father, give me now Thy 
 blessing ; direct my goings in Thy way ; direct 
 the thoughts of my heart throughout this day and 
 always, for Jesus Christ^s sake. Amen. 
 
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 MONDAY. 
 
 I MUST now go forth to my work and to my 
 labour until the evening, even to Thy work, O 
 Lord; to watch the sheep of Thy pasture. I 
 feasted yesterday ; Thou didst feed my soul, and 
 I was filled ; Thou didst refresh my soul, and I 
 was refreshed with "a multitude of peace ;^' I 
 prayed much; I continued in prayer; I medi- 
 tated on heavenly things ; I heard holy words ; 
 I nursed holy thoughts ; I read holy books. My 
 heart burned within me; I was drawn towards 
 Thee with great desire, and I seemed to enjoy 
 clearer perceptions of Thee and of Thy truth ; I 
 offered myself unto Thee with fulness of heart ; I 
 bowed myself down, and on my knees offered my- 
 self to Thee, soul and body, a living sacrifice, to 
 be Thine for ever, to serve before Thee all the 
 days of my short life. I dedicated myself anew, 
 and, as it were, fastened myself afresh to Thy 
 Cross. 
 
 Lo, then, I am Thine ! and now must I enter 
 afresh upon Thy service. Yesterday was the day 
 
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 of dedication, of prayer, of resolves, of devout 
 thoughts. To-day I must be exercised in those 
 things that I resolved upon through Thy Spirit ; 
 to-day is the day of action. Prayers, devout 
 thoughts, raptures, resolves, holy exultations of 
 heart, what are these, if in action I fail? What 
 are these, if they are not the forerunners of holy 
 living, if my faith fails in trial, and I turn back 
 in the day of battle ? 
 
 Lord, as I now enter upon the work of faith, 
 the labours of mine office, give me more strength 
 of heart ; go forth with me when I go forth into 
 tlie world ; renew my zeal of yesterday ; add a 
 fresh gift of grace to the grace then given ; mnke 
 me to go forth in Thy name. May I remember 
 my vows of yesterday, and keep them this day 
 and ever. Let not the world dazzle me, nor cor- 
 rupt me, nor turn me aside, nor fill me with vain 
 dreams ; keep me from the world and separate me 
 from it, for by my office am I already separated, 
 I go forth with Thy Cross laid on me ; I am in- 
 deed a soldier of the Cross. May I have grace to 
 make this a day of unworldly labour and self- 
 denial. 
 
 1 do greatly fear and distrust myself. Preserve 
 me, holy Jesu, from my own particular faults, — 
 from indolence, from worldliness however secret, 
 
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 from love of self, from love of men's opinions, 
 from pride, from love of advancement, from cow- 
 ardice in rebuking sinners, or from harshness in 
 rebuke. 
 
 I know that I oftentimes yield to sloth ; I am 
 often indolent, a waster of time, an ill hus- 
 bandman of time ; I abide at home when T should 
 be labouring among my people; I linger and 
 hesitate to go forth, or I leave off too soon and 
 do my work but partially, or I shrink from those 
 who most need exhortation, from the most sinful 
 and hardened of my people ; I please myself with 
 1 he conversation of the devout ; I choose rather 
 to sit with the righteous, than to go among 
 sinners; I have often distaste for my toils; I 
 want heart for them and patience ; I often go to 
 them unwillingly and end gladly ; or when I have 
 done little I think I have done enough. Indolence 
 dotli much possess me, and backwardness; I had 
 rather read holy books than work holy works ; I 
 had rather sit meditating upon holy things than 
 ])erform holy labours. I am often seeking ex- 
 cuses for easing my neck from the yoke. 
 
 And yet whensoever I have devoted myself to 
 my flock and have spared not myself, I have re- 
 turned home with a recompense in my heart, with 
 a o-ift in my bosom, a treasure of inward satis- 
 
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 faction, with a light conscience, with a rejoicing 
 spirit, with great peace. I have tasted of the cup 
 of peace for my obedience to Tliy will ; I have 
 knelt down and been glad ; I have had ex- 
 ceeding great refreshment in my evening prayers. 
 Thus hast Thou rewarded me instantly for my 
 service i thus hast Thou encouraged me dili- 
 gently to do Tliy will. 
 
 O that I should ever shrink from the pure 
 pleasure of devout action, that I should ever be 
 loath to repeat such peace-2:iving toils, that I 
 should ever go coldly and give myself unwillingly 
 to these godly labours, that so soon recompense 
 with such and so much joy ! that I should 
 ever be drawn from that part of active obedience 
 which has the promise of peace, and is the path 
 of peace ! 
 
 Take fi'om me, good Lord, this inertness, in- 
 dolence, backwardness in pastoral action. Save 
 me from the pursuit of my own pleasure, from fri- 
 volous cares and businesses, from frivolous friends 
 and company. 
 
 Quicken me, Lord ; give me a persevering 
 mind, that I may devote myself to my flock. Let 
 me not glide into any easy ways of service. " It 
 is required in stewards, that a man be found 
 faithful.'^ This dost Thou require of the stewards 
 
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 of Thy mysteries, not in word only, but in deed. 
 Thou wantest not careless shepherds who sit at 
 ease ; the sheep are many and need the shepherd's 
 care. " The harvest truly is plenteous, but the la- 
 bourers are few ;^' therefore the few must labour 
 with the greater zeal. 
 
 It is said of the men of the world that they 
 " rise up early and late take rest" in their care- 
 fulness for perishing things ; shall not the like be 
 said of the men of God, Thy ministers, in their 
 zeal for imperishable souls ? In the sweat of my 
 brow ought I to labour, yea, in the sweat of my 
 heart, for I am an husbandman of souls, and of 
 this harvest Angels shall be the reapers. That I 
 may throughly do this work, I must gather up 
 the fragments of time, that nothing be lost. Ease 
 must be unknown to me, for what has the 
 preacher of the Cross to do with ease ! He who 
 would effectually preach the Cross must wear it 
 and be crucified himself. 
 
 And how many souls hast Thou given me, O 
 Lord ! even {Jiere insert the number of parish- 
 ioners). This is my charge, this number of im- 
 mortal souls ; and each one of all these souls has 
 to be numbered among the Angels or the devils ! 
 How can I abide at home, or rest, or take my 
 pleasure, with such a burden and such a charge 
 
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 laid on me ! Is not each separate soul worth a 
 life's work, all the labour I could give. What 
 then must be the value of all this multitude of 
 souls ! How can I give sufficient labour ? 
 
 take from me, merciful Lord, all sleep and 
 desire of sleep ; souls may be lost even through 
 the unwatchfulness of but a few days. Of how 
 great a price is even one opportunity of speaking 
 Thy word, if Thou art with me ! Teach me after 
 Thine own most perfect pattern to go about doing 
 good and to be zealous in doing good, that I may 
 be a faithful pastor, and that nothing be lost to 
 this people through my unfaithfulness. Make me 
 not only an evangelist, but a true pastor, going 
 about from house to house. From house to house 
 ought I to carry Thy Word, that the state of indi- 
 vidual souls may be the better discerned, and 
 that words in season may be the better spoken. 
 
 It is not enough to preach in the churchy for 
 that is but a general preaching ; but I should 
 teach privately, that particular states of men may 
 be more closely touched. Give me a deeper 
 sense of the value of pastoral visitation, that I 
 may faithfully fulfil all the parts of mine office. 
 
 If it should please Thee to bless these my la- 
 bours, and to give them increase in my time and 
 before mine eyes, then, Lord, increase in me 
 
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 the grace of humility ; humble me so much the 
 more. With all my hearty with great fervour, 
 even with passionateness of spirit, I do beseech 
 Thee to keep me h amble in the day of success. 
 Let me not say, " My persuasion or my pastoral 
 activity hath done this." Grant that I may give 
 Thee all the glory, heartily, with a sincere mind. 
 Grant that I may take nothing to myself of all 
 the good done, but thank Thee with humble joy 
 for having used such an one as myself to promote 
 Thy glory. Grant that my rejoicing may be in 
 Thee ; so, in profiting others, shall mine own soul 
 be profited. 
 
 I know, blessed Lord, that my frail heart 
 will then incline me to speak proud things, and to 
 say to myself, " Lo ! thus and thus hast thou 
 done, and thus and thus was it before thy time.'^ 
 Satan also will seek to whisper vain thoughts into 
 mine ear. Save me, holy Jesus, from mine own 
 pride of heart and from Satan^s wiles. Teach me 
 to dread praise as a serpent, self-})raise and the 
 praise of others, lest I become a self- worshipper. 
 
 Or if. Lord Jesus, I should seem to labour in 
 vain, let not my heart fail; move me by Thy 
 Spirit to persevere. It may be that Thou hereby 
 desirest to keep me humble, and to make me feel 
 mine own insufficiency, and to trust more entirely 
 
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 to Thy grace, and to seek Thine help more ear- 
 nestly in prayer. It may be Thou makest trial of 
 my patience, withholding a blessing, that T may 
 seek it with more importunity and continue la- 
 bouring in faith. Or it may be. Thou givest me 
 no visible success, that I may the more undis- 
 tractedly desire the final and most glorious recom- 
 pense of faith. Thou canst give increase when 
 Thou wilt ; if not in my day, give it afterwards ; 
 make me content to labour without visible fruit 
 of my labours in this life. God the Pather, 
 bless me in my going out and coming in before 
 Thee ; bless all my labours this day and always, 
 for Thy dear Son's sake Jesus Christ our Lord. 
 Amen. 
 
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 Thou hast brought me, Lord, of Thy great 
 mercy, to the light of another day. Thou hast 
 lightened mine eyes, that I slept not in death. 
 I beseech Thee, hghten also my soul with the 
 true light, even with Thyself, who art *' the Light 
 of the world,'^ that I sleep not in sin. With a 
 refreshed body I do arise after Thy gift of sleep. 
 Lift up my soul, waken it, refresh it with Thy 
 Spirit, that I may offer myself willingly as a thank- 
 offering for Thy great mercies, that I may live 
 unto Thee this day, yea, and abound more and 
 more in faith and well-doing. 
 
 Suffer me not, Father, for Thy dear Son's 
 sake, to fall back : nay, I do desire to advance, to 
 go from strength to strength, to do more than I 
 now do, and to do all with a better spirit. Lead 
 me on to the higher stages of faith, to a fuller 
 growth in grace, to a more mature and fruitful 
 holiness, to a more intense and spiritual love of 
 Thee and of my brethren. May I have strength to 
 be a more complete conqueror of the world, of 
 
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 the world within me, of all earthly loves and 
 affections. "Lord, I believe, help Thou mine 
 unbelief;" help me from whatever of unbelief 
 remains in me. 
 
 I am athirst for grace ; " as the hart desireth 
 the water-brooks, so longeth my soul after Thee, 
 O Lord." What grace I have wasted through 
 mine own fault, or through Satan's guiles, do 
 Thou restore to me once again, that the second 
 gift may be better esteemed than the first. I 
 am but in the beginning and youth of holiness, 
 when I should be of a goodly stature. I halt 
 oftentimes, and walk weakly, and love languidly, 
 and pray distractedly, and labour imperfectly, and 
 have many worldly thoughts swelling like a flood 
 within me, drowning my resolves and washing 
 out my remembrances of Thee. 
 
 But do Thou, God, this day " renew a right 
 spirit within me," '' establish me with Thy free 
 Spirit," so shall I love with a sincere love both 
 Thee, my Lord, and this flock which Thou hast 
 given me. 
 
 It is a great mercy that my calling is religious, 
 that spiritual concerns are pressed daily before 
 my soul, that I must needs occupy myself therein 
 and keep them in my thoughts, and pass into 
 sick rooms, and see dying men ; for thus have I 
 
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 most moving sermons preached to me while I 
 labour to teach. All the day long, while I warn 
 others. I am warned myself; while I teach, I 
 receive instruction ; while I preach, I am preach- 
 ed unto ; while I exhort others to watch against 
 Thy coming, I have many visible persuasions to 
 keep mine own light burning. 
 
 All these sick rooms, and great sorrows of 
 men, and instances of uncertainty of life, and 
 spectacles of bodily pain and terror, and hopes of 
 good men, and hardness of the impenitent, and 
 patience of the true believers — all these, the bleat- 
 in gs of my sheep in my ears, are like a great 
 company of preachers teaching me in divers 
 strains to prepare mine own soul, and the souls 
 of my people, by Thy help, O Lord, for the day of 
 Tliy coming. Surely it is a great mercy that I 
 am thus surrounded by these messages of God. 
 
 What should I become, if all such things were 
 removed out of my sight, if I were occupied with 
 worldly cares, and were mixed with men in the 
 day of their health, or were engaged in places of 
 buying and selling, in the businesses of the 
 world ! Other men follow worldly caUings of 
 great temptation, where the sounds of the world 
 dwell in their ears, where all the speech is of 
 bargains, markets, trade, disputes in law, vain 
 
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 pleasures, and such like things, where it must 
 needs be hard to keep an unworldly heart, to 
 walk by faith, not to be entangled in spirit in the 
 affairs of this world, to love Thee more than the 
 world, to look up stedfastly to Thee when so 
 many things serve to draw the eyes, yea, and the 
 heart, down to the ground. 
 
 Happy am I that it is mine office, my business 
 to pray, to read holy books, to give heed to souls, 
 to minister to the sick, to go into the houses 
 of mourning, " for that is the end of all men, and 
 the living will lay it to his heart/' 
 
 And yet, Lord, Thou hast said in Thy Holy 
 Word that to whom much is given of him will 
 much be required. Having advantages beyond 
 other men, ought I not to walk more carefully ? 
 With so holy an office, ought I not to be a holy 
 person ? In what a prepared and watchful state of 
 soul ought I to live, if at any moment I may be 
 called upon to kneel down and pray with the sick, 
 if I must be so frequently offering up prayers, so 
 frequently receiving the Holy Communion, and 
 daily discoursing on heavenly things ! It is a 
 great matter to be always ready for prayer, to 
 have a grave and prepared mind, so as not to sin 
 against Thee by uttering any thing hastily before 
 Thee. How entirely should I be possessed with 
 
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 the spirit of devotion to be fit for so much 
 praying, so much discoursing upon heavenly 
 things ! 
 
 I am in great fear, good Lord, lest I should 
 sometimes kneel down without fervour of soul, 
 lest my prayers should be but cold forms, offered 
 as a part of mine office, but not heartily, lest also 
 I should speak without feeling what I speak, 
 without being real in my words. 
 
 I know, Lord, that Thou art "not extreme 
 to mark what is done amiss." have mercy on 
 me when I do thus offend through coldness or 
 distractedness of mind ! Let not these mine in- 
 firmities be any loss to those unto whom I min- 
 ister, but make up to them through Thy grace 
 what is lacking in my service towards them. 
 What I should obtain for them through my 
 prayers, do Thou bestow when I fail to possess 
 the spirit of prayer. 
 
 But, most blessed Jesus, with so great a work 
 laid on me, with so holy a frame of mind continu- 
 ally to sustain that I may fulfil my work, 1 feel 
 the need of other prayers beside mine own, of a 
 broader stream of prayer than can flow from my 
 single soul. I need, I very greatly need, the 
 prayers of my brethren in Christ, that I may 
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 mind. If I had mine own self only to watch, I 
 should need the prayers of others. How much 
 more then when I have this Thy flock to watch 
 over! 
 
 I pray then, Lord, for the prayers of my 
 flock ; grant that they may have the mind to re- 
 member me daily in their prayers. I do earnestly 
 beseech Thee, move them, through the power of 
 God the Holy Ghost, to do this good work for 
 me, that I may do my work for them. Make 
 them to feel my need of their prayers. As I pray 
 for them, so may they pray for me.^ This gift I 
 desire at their hands, this great gift, this act of 
 love, better than silver and gold, which the poor 
 of this world can bestow on me, if they be rich 
 in faith; "for the prayer of a righteous man 
 availeth much/' 
 
 May my own flock ask a blessing upon me 
 daily in my labours. Then I doubt not a blessing 
 will descend upon me from the Spirit of grace, 
 the dew of Thy blessing. with what a re- 
 freshed spirit should I go forth, if I felt that my 
 people had been pleading for me before the throne 
 of grace in their morning sacrifice of prayer ; if I 
 thought that the children, and the aged, and the 
 full-grown had besought Thee to make Thy Word 
 fruitful in mv mouth. 
 
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 Much is expected of me ; all faults are quickly 
 observed and much thought of; though I am a 
 man of like passions with my people, yet they do 
 expect me thoroughly to have overcome all pas- 
 sions, to be a saint indeed. And yet I fear that 
 but few prayers are offered to help me to become 
 such as they expect me to be. I fear that 
 throughout the land the ministers of Thy Word 
 and Sacraments are but little prayed for. Heal 
 this great fault, and grant that henceforth we 
 may have more prayers of our people ; so will our 
 ministry be more profitable to our people. 
 
 what gifts can even the most destitute 
 bestow, if they would but open their bosoms and 
 draw them out ! How much assistance and 
 comfort of the Spirit in our hours of weakness 
 might be obtained through the intercessions of 
 our flocks in Thy name, Lord Christ ! How 
 much grace may be withheld from us, because 
 their prayers are so much withheld. It may be 
 that many infirmities abide amongst us, divisions, 
 coldness, secularity of mind, and other sins, be- 
 cause we are suff'ered to go forth with so little 
 prayer. 
 
 And yet if we were blessed through our people's 
 prayers, they would be blessed through us ; if 
 they obtained greater strength for us, we should 
 
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 37 
 
 have the more power to strengthen them in their 
 fight. That which they laid out they would re- 
 ceive again with usury ; that which they gave 
 would be returned into their bosom. Teach then 
 this my flock, O Tather, to help me henceforth 
 with their prayers, for Christ's sake. 
 
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 In the morning watch do I come unto Thee, 
 God, yea, in the morning watch; I remember 
 Thee when I awake, and I remember the great 
 charge w^hich Thou hast given me, even all these 
 souls, these living souls, this multitude of souls, 
 all this people, " fearfully and wonderfully made," 
 painfully redeemed, bought with blood, even 
 with Thy blood, Thou " Lamb of God that takest 
 away the sins of the world/* 
 
 On my knees, Lord Jesus, Thou great Shepherd 
 of the sheep. Thou good Shepherd, that laidest 
 dov\^n Thy life for the sheep and gavest it to the 
 wolves, out of Thine unspeakable love, love past 
 finding out, for the height and depth and breadth 
 thereof, I do pray Thee remember these souls, 
 this portion of Thy universal flock, this parish, 
 my own dear flock, my care and my joy. Ee- 
 member them and have mercy on them now, and 
 always, in this life and in the day of judgment. 
 
 All these souls in this parish are mine ; mine 
 to present unto Thee at the last day ; as the 
 steward of them, they are mine, good and bad to- 
 
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 gether, to be watched, nourished, carried in my 
 bosom, in my innermost heart, to be worn next 
 my heart, to be loved with lieart-love, exceedingly, 
 holily, "through good report and evil rejjort,^^ 
 whether they hear, or whether they forbear. I 
 should stretch out mine arms, yea, stretch out my 
 soul and embrace them in my love, as mine own 
 spiritual children, high and low together, rich 
 and poor, one with another, for Thou hast died 
 for all. 
 
 And all these souls must be judged at the last 
 day by Thee, the Judge of all flesh, every one, 
 each one, in his own order, singly, by himself, for 
 his own deeds done in the body; they are now 
 sowing to immortal life or immortal death, to 
 true life or true death; to hfe immortal with Thee, 
 if Thou acceptest them in Thy mercy, to deatti 
 eternal, in the gulf of death, if Thou turnest Thy 
 face away from them, and knowest them not in 
 that day. 
 
 Every face that I behold must be changed 
 by the mighty working of Thy power into an 
 eternal fashion, fit for tlie eternal light of Thine 
 own kingdom, or for the place of devils ; yea, not 
 face only must be changed, but the whole body ; 
 and not only the body, but body and soul to- 
 gether. God, when I look upon this present 
 
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 fashion of my people I am filled with a great awe, 
 not knowing what their change will be, their 
 eternal fashion, and seeing how great a work 
 each soul has to perform in this short life to be 
 ripe for Thy coming. 
 
 O holy Pather, have mercy upon this flock, 
 and rouse their souls to a true love of Thy will, 
 and an earnest practice of Thy will. Save them, 
 lest they perish, save them in this "acceptable 
 day" from their sins. Thou hast sent me to 
 preach Thy Word unto them that they may be 
 saved ; grant that I may so preach and so labour 
 that many may be turned to righteousness for 
 Thy dear Son^s sake. 
 
 O holy Jesus, by Thy Cross and Passion help 
 me that I may help this flock. 
 
 Come among us, Holy Ghost^ and help us, 
 and with great might succour us ; pity us, bear 
 with us, enlighten us, renew in us "whatsoever 
 has been decayed by the fraud and malice of the 
 devil, or through our own carnal wdll and frail- 
 ness.^' 
 
 And first, O Lord, do I pray for those who are 
 the first in Thy love ; for the babes and sucklings, 
 infants and little ones ; for those newly-born, that 
 they may live to be born again of water and of 
 the Spirit ; for those newly baptized, that " they 
 
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 may lead the rest of their Hves according to that 
 beginning/' 
 
 Thou hast told us in Thy Word what an 
 exceeding love Thou bearest towards children, for 
 Thou didst take them up in Thine arms and bless 
 them ; Thou didst stop in Thy path when Thy 
 disciples were minded to pass them by ; Thou 
 didst set a child in the midst of Thy disciples as 
 an example of meekness and teachableness ; Thy 
 first martyrs were the holy innocents. Behold, 
 then, how Thou didst love them. Teach me this 
 love, that I may be a lover of their souls, a 
 spiritual father, that I may win them to Thy truth 
 before the world has won them through the deceit- 
 fulness of sin. Make me to yearn over them as 
 the choice of my flock, the most pure, the most 
 heavenly, the most like angels, trustful, ready to 
 love, guileless, ignorant of actual sin, without art, 
 real, sincere. 
 
 When I behold children in their innocency I 
 could weep to think of sin and passion working 
 in them and distorting them ; their innocence 
 doth fill me with reverence for those little ones. 
 I feel humbled before them when I consider their 
 guilelessness. A few little angers and wayward- 
 nesses, these are all the stains wherewith they are 
 soiled as yet. What am I, with all these years 
 
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 of sin that have passed over my head, all this 
 growth of sin in me, every day with its own 
 burden of sin, and requiring its own act of repent- 
 ance ! And yet. Lord, I am to teach these little 
 ones. Humble me while I am teaching them ; 
 help me to fill their souls with true godly know- 
 ledge, not with the letter, but with the spirit, with 
 love of Thee and of Thy blessed Gospel. Preserve 
 their innocency ; keep them from the evil world, 
 that they may be Thine, even from their youth up, 
 and grow in grace unto their lives' end. Tf there 
 be among them any fatherless and orphans, on 
 them bestow especial pity, and enable me, in the 
 things belonging unto their souls, to be unto 
 them in the stead of a father. 
 
 The young also, who have grown out of child- 
 hood, preserve from the sins and offences to which 
 youth inclines ; guard them in that most difficult 
 season when they rejoice in their strength, and 
 the pleasures of the world dance before them, and 
 their blood is warm, and life opens upon them, 
 and length of life seems to be before them. In 
 the hour of temptation, when they are enticed 
 into youthful sins, do Thou succour them with 
 gifts of the Holy Ghost : enable them to resist 
 temptation; give them boldness, the resolute 
 mind, the fear of sin, the tenderness of con- 
 
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 science, stedfastness, that no persuasion of evil 
 companions, nor the voice of any charmer, nor 
 ridicule, nor false shame, nor any pleasure which 
 sin promises, may draw them away towards the 
 paths of hell. ^' Wherewithal shall a young 
 man cleanse his way, even by ruling himself after 
 Thy Word/' Give them an affection for Thy 
 Word that they may cleanse their way and rule 
 themselves according to Tliy Word. 
 
 Preserve also, good Lord, the middle-aged, 
 that they be not choked with the cares of the 
 world, for upon such do the cares of the w orld 
 most thickly fall ; warn them lest they become 
 cold, w^orldly, drowned in worldly businesses, 
 lovers of self, greedy of riches. Shew them for 
 their souls' sake the vanity and deceitfulness of 
 the world, its ill returns for hard service, uncertain 
 payments for great labours, perishableness of its 
 riches, changeableness of its praise, insincerity of 
 its love, its forgetfuLiess of its own children, 
 its utter unprofitableness, failing in time of trial, 
 unstable as water, unsatisfying to an immortal 
 soul. There are many whose callino;s are daiii^er- 
 ous, subject to especial snares, like slippery places, 
 wherein it is difficult to stand upright : these, 
 Lord, either take from such callings, or enable 
 them to walk unliarmed. 
 
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 Defend also tlie gray-lieaclecl, the hoary head^ 
 that it may be " a crown of glory/' Give the 
 aged above all men a watchful spirit; preserve 
 their senses ; let not their minds grow dim and 
 fail ; let not darkness fall on them, nor a second 
 childliood, till they have finished their course and 
 fought their fight. As they have but the frag- 
 ment of a span left, grant that all their thoughts 
 may be turned heavenwards, that heaven may be 
 begun in them before they go hence out of the 
 Avorld, and that the world may be dead in them 
 before they die. May their last days be the 
 holiest of all. May their light be burning so 
 much the more in the inner man as their outward 
 house wastes and decays. Prepare their souls, 
 most holy Father, for the last judgment, through 
 Jesus Christ. 
 
 For the sinners of my flock,, the great sinners, 
 wdio live wilfully in sin, who harden their hearts 
 against Thee, I have need most earnestly to pray. 
 Move them to repentance, good Lord; melt 
 their impenitent hearts, that they may open their 
 eyes and behold the peril of their souls. Draw 
 them out of the mire, that they sink not ; turn 
 Thou them, and they shall be turned; convert 
 them, and they shall live ; though they have 
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 let not these poor souls, so blind, so dead in sin, 
 perish in the everlasting fires. shew forth Thy 
 great mercy; those who are in such great need 
 of repentance and forgiveness do Thou waken out 
 of their most fearful sleep. 
 
 For the sick whom Thou chastenest in Thy love 
 I offer up my prayers ; heal their sickness if it be 
 expedient for them. May it do Thy work in 
 their souls, that they be not chastened in vain. 
 May they look up to Thee, and turn to Thee with 
 a new heart, and repent upon their beds, and in 
 their patience shew forth the fruits of repentance. 
 May their sickness be received as an angel into 
 their house; may they entertain it as an angel 
 and minister of grace ; when it shall depart may 
 they remember that they have had an angel, and 
 consider the message wherewith it was sent unto 
 their souls. I beseech Thee, Saviour, restore 
 unto them their health. Spare them a little, that 
 they may recover their strength ; that if they be 
 moved to repentance, they may have time to 
 perfect their resolves, and to walk in newness of 
 life. Above all, save them from falling back ; let 
 not their sickness pass as a dream of the night, lest 
 their " last state be worse than the first,^' and lest 
 a worse thing happen unto them. How fearful 
 a thing it must be to be chastened without bearing 
 
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 any fruit of correction, to have Thy rod laid on 
 us and yet to retain our sins ! What remains to 
 be done unto a soul that after chastening returns 
 to its sins ! 
 
 And now not for the sick only, but for those 
 whose sickness is unto death, for the dying, 
 most merciful Saviour, for the dying do I come 
 before Thee with most anxious prayer. Por 
 them I pour out my soul with an intensity of 
 desire. By Thine own feeling of the pains of 
 death, by Thine own experience of the mystery 
 of death, by Thine own former pangs, have mercy 
 upon them, both now and in the actual hour of 
 death. 
 
 O Thou most gracious and most pitiful Lord, 
 send the Holy Ghost the Comforter to strengthen 
 and support those who are at the point to die, 
 whose spirits are about to be loosed from their 
 earthly house. Prepare them for the act of 
 death ; succour them in this their greatest need ; 
 enable them to resign themselves into Thy hands 
 with perfect faith in Thy great mercy. Ease 
 their bodily pains, that their souls may have 
 power to pray. Let not the torment of the flesh 
 distract and engross their souls. Let not Satan 
 have power over them, nor his angels. Now, O 
 Lord, now they need Thy presence. Thy strength, 
 
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 Thy grace. Thy divine succour, Thy consolation, 
 to bear them up. They need Thy comfort to 
 refresh their souls, Thy rod and Thy staff to com- 
 fort them. 
 
 Take from them all excess of fear, that they be 
 not overwhelmed with fear. Call them not till 
 their full work is finished, their pardon sealed in 
 heaven, their repentance of sins perfected, their 
 faith triumphant. Thou knowest their pains of 
 body, their distress of spirit, for Thou hast borne 
 both in Thine own person on the Cross. Stretch 
 out Thine hand to save. As Thou wast strength- 
 ened in Thine own agony by Thine Angels, so 
 send Thine Angels to minister to them on 
 their beds. As they are now fastened to their 
 cross of death, accept their prayers, and consider 
 the sorrows of their souls; blot out their sins, 
 wash them in the fountain of Thine own blood, 
 redeem them from the pains of eternal death, take 
 them unto Thyself, that they may stand before 
 Thee with great joy in Thine own kingdom for 
 ever. 
 
 If, too, there are any afflicted among my flock, 
 any in distress of mind, any widows, or desolate 
 persons, grieving over departed friends, or any in 
 great temporal distress, grant that I may be able, 
 as sent by Thee, to console them with the conso- 
 
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 lations of the Gospel. Do Thou visit them in their 
 afflictions^ give them " patience under their suffer- 
 ings, and a happy issue out of all their afflictions /' 
 that best issue, increase in godhness, a more 
 perfect surrender of themselves to Thee, a more 
 deep desire to be wholly Thine, a more thorough 
 deadness to the world. Por this end hast Thou 
 afflicted them; let Tliine end be fulfilled, even 
 the purifying of their souls through these present 
 fires. 
 
 Finally, most holy Father, for all the members 
 of this my flock, for this my own parish, my 
 own dear charge, children and old men, young 
 men and maidens, the prosperous and the afflicted, 
 the healthful and the sick, those in the midst of 
 life, those at the point of death, yea, for all whom 
 Thou hast given me, I implore Thy mercy with 
 all my soul ; though I be unworthy to be heard, 
 yet hear me out of Thy holy heaven, through the 
 power of the blood of Jesus Christ. 
 
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 Early in the morning, Lord, will I come 
 unto Thee, and will look up ; though I am not 
 worthy to look up by reason of my sin, nor to lift 
 up so much as my eyes unto heaven ; but my 
 trust is in Thy mercy, therefore will I lift up my 
 soul. Blessed be Thy name, God our Father. 
 Blessed be Thy name, God the eternal Son, our 
 Saviour. Blessed be Thy name, God the Holy 
 Ghost, our Sanctifier. 
 
 And now. Lord God, though I be as a grain 
 of sand upon the sea-shore, as a drop of water in 
 the great and wide sea, though I be small and of 
 no reputation, accept my prayers, when I pray 
 for Thy creation ; not for that old creation which 
 Thou didst frame easily, in which all things obeyed 
 Thy will, but I pray for that new creation, 
 created anew, with great sorrow, framed painfully, 
 with the sweat of thy brow, even with a bloody 
 sweat, by the pains of Thy most painful death, by 
 the humbling of Thyself to become man, and to 
 die the death, even the death of the Cross. I 
 
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 pray for the Holy Catholic Church, Thy new 
 work, Thy '^ workmanship," Thy " building," 
 Thou "the chief Corner-stone," Thou the "living 
 Rock" whence it was hewn. I pray for the 
 Universal Church, for all the branches and all the 
 members thereof, wheresoever scattered through- 
 out the world. Thou hast called it Thine own 
 "Body," Thy "Bride," Thy "Household," Thy 
 " Told," Thy " Yineyard ;" all these most loving, 
 most honourable names hast Thou bestowed upon 
 it in token of Thy exceeding great love. 
 
 I pray, holy Pather, for this Thy Son^s work, 
 the fruit of His blood, this new-born world, 
 living through His death. I pray for its increase, 
 that all nations may be gathered into it, the 
 utmost ends of the earth ; that all the heathen 
 may be converted, and brought to a knowledge of 
 the truth, that the Church may do her work of 
 evangelizing the world, that her borders may be 
 enlarged, the fold widened. 
 
 I pray for its Unity, that all who are called by 
 Thy name, Lord Jesus, may be one, even as 
 Thou and the Father and the Holy Ghost are 
 one, even as there is but "one faith, one Lord, 
 one Baptism, one God and Father of all." 
 
 I pray for its Purity, that it may be " the salt 
 of the earth," purifying the world, destroying the 
 
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 power of Satan, manifesting holiness, preparing a 
 holy people for the Lord. 
 
 I pray for its Order, that it may approve itself 
 the work of Thy hand, for Thou art " not the 
 Author of confusion, but of peace." 
 
 I pray for its Peace, that it may be the peace- 
 maker of the world, and accomplish Thy work of 
 peace, for Thou hast spoken peace to them that 
 are afar off and to them that are near ; Thy peace 
 hast Thou left with us. 
 
 I pray for its Doctrine, that it may be sound, 
 that it may keep the Spirit of truth. 
 
 I pray for all the branches of this Tree, all the 
 members of this Body, all the sheep of this Fold, 
 all the brethren of this Household of faith, for the 
 w^hole company of faithful people, friends and 
 strangers, mine own countrymen and foreigners, 
 for all that are called by Thy name. 
 
 I pray for the healing of wounds, the repara- 
 tion of breaches, the mending of rents, tlie de- 
 struction of heresies, the reformation of manners, 
 the salvation of all men through the merits of 
 Thy most precious blood. 
 
 But more especially am I bound to pray for 
 that branch of the Catholic Church, into which 
 by Thy unspeakable mercy I have been baptized ; 
 for this dear Church of England, my nurse in the 
 
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 faith, my mother that has borne me all these years, 
 and borne with me, that has fed me and nourished 
 me, though a wayward and unworthy son, often- 
 times dishonouring her with my misdeeds. 
 
 Continue forth Thy loving kindness, Lord, 
 to this branch of the vine: *''' Behold and visit 
 tliis vine, and the place of the vineyard that Thy 
 right hand hath planted, and the branch that 
 Thou madest so strong for Thyself j^^ this branch, 
 abundantly watered, saved, and spared, amid many 
 neglects and divisions ; quickened, made fruitful 
 in saints, rich in doctors and holy men, with 
 creeds agreeable to Thy Word, and forms of sound 
 words delivered from ancient times. 
 
 Give us the great grace of unity, which we 
 now lack ; help us towards it by Thy Spirit, that, 
 if we attain it not in our time, we may approach 
 towards it. Help us first towards inward unity, 
 unity amongst ourselves, in our own house, be- 
 tween the members of our own Church ; heal our 
 inward divisions, that they may pass away. Knit 
 us together; remove prejudices, discords, mis- 
 understandings of one another, harshness, the spirit 
 of controversy. Give us forbearance and charity. 
 
 I know, Lord, that we are much distracted 
 separated from one another, vexed with debates. 
 Cleanse us of these sins ; restore true peace and 
 
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 oneness, not by concession of the truth, but by 
 agreement in the truth, by the casting out of 
 all errors and unsound doctrine, by increase of 
 true godliness and fervent charity. Let not 
 this house be divided against itself, for we are 
 brethren one of another, — "Behold, see, we be- 
 seech Thee, we are all Thy people." " Thou, O 
 Lord, art in the midst of us, and we are called 
 by Thy Name ; leave us not.'* 
 
 But not only unite us. Lord, amongst ourselves, 
 — unite us also, in Thine own good time and in 
 Thine own way, with the rest of Christendom, 
 with all other branches of the Universal Church. 
 No word is impossible with Thee, for Thou 
 canst do all things. Though the way to this 
 union seem not to be open to us, yet should we 
 pray that in due time it may be opened by Thy 
 grace. Though it be a great mystery that Thou 
 sufferest such divisions among Christian people, 
 such a rending of part from part, such alienation 
 of brethren, such corruption of doctrine in one 
 part, such want of discipline in another, such 
 coldness between the branches of the Church, 
 the members of Thy Body, yet do Thou bring 
 peace out of this confusion caused by the sins of 
 men and contrary to Thy will. I pray " for the 
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 be in all her borders and within all her walls. 
 Let not Satan, the author of confusion, have such 
 an advantage over us. But, Lord, let us not 
 seek for peace which is no peace, nor abandon 
 our pure doctrine for peace' sake. I pray also for 
 those who have committed schism, or are in 
 schism, wilfully or through ignorance, that they 
 may repent and return. Eestore, most loving 
 Saviour, those who have gone from us ; restrain 
 those who incline to depart. Give more light 
 to those who from their birth have belonged to 
 bodies schismatical, as they have the lesser sin. 
 Grant that all occasions of schism may be done 
 away, all such sins in us as may provoke to schism 
 impatient and unstable souls. 
 
 Let me not forget our sins, while I remember 
 these schisms, for should it not be confessed that 
 we ourselves and our fathers have in part caused 
 these offences to abound ? Though we be now 
 w^armed with a rekindled fire of faith, we were 
 once cold ; though now through Thine unde- 
 served grace we have manifest renewings of the 
 Holy Ghost, we once slept, and our enemy sowed 
 tares in our field. Tor these sins we are now 
 punished. In our schisms we behold our sins ; 
 this is the rod wherewith a careless ministry and 
 a careless people have been stricken. Li our 
 
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 condemnation of schisms, we must needs con- 
 demn ourselves first and be severe towards our- 
 selves. 
 
 Spare, Lord, all those who have ignorantly 
 gone astray, especially those who have forsaken 
 us through our forsaking and neglect of them. 
 Bring them back, blessed Lord, into Thine own 
 pasture. Por these our sins, punished by our 
 schisms, humble us to the earth, that, the sins 
 being repented of, the punishment may be with- 
 drawn, and our many bleeding wounds may be 
 healed. Eemove from us all scandals and want 
 of discipHne ; give us all things needful for the 
 edification of Thy people, that souls may find rest 
 under the shadow of this vine, and whatsoever is 
 wholesome for their spiritual life. 
 
 But, heavenly Father, as, after the pattern of 
 Thy Son, I ofi'er Thee my humble prayers for the 
 unity of this branch of the Universal Church 
 especially, so especially do I pray for an increase 
 of its holiness ; as a means thereunto, and for its 
 own value in Thy sight. Let us contend with 
 this sword against all who are not of us ; let us 
 argue with this manifest and so effectual argu- 
 ment. Not so much do I pray for the increase 
 of the members of the Church, as for inward 
 purity, for a real, true, spiritualizing of the Church ; 
 
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 '^ Increase in us true religion/' vital faith, " pure 
 religion and undefiled/' Make those who seem 
 to be Thine, to be Thine of a truth, in heart and 
 life. The Church is not for show, that we might 
 boast ourselves of its size. I praj not so much 
 that multitudes may be added to us, but first, 
 that present members may be purified and filled 
 with grace, and walk worthy of their vocation. 
 It is not the work of the Church to be esteemed 
 in the world, or to consider its outward appearance 
 in the world, or to strive for a mastery in size, but 
 really to prepare souls for judgment, to build 
 them up for another world, that they may truly 
 wait for the Lord as men of another world, pil- 
 grims and strangers upon earth. 
 
 That tliis true holiness of the Gospel may abound, 
 deepen, widen itself, and be confirmed amongst 
 us, h;ive mercy upon the Clergy, my brethren and 
 true yokefellows, that by Thy merciful guid- 
 ing they may be a faithful unworldly minis- 
 try, " rightly dividing the Word of truth,'' duly 
 administering the Sacraments, and living as pat- 
 terns to their flocks. Make them devout in their 
 daily life, zealous, grave, heavenly-minded; not 
 secular, not frivolous, but true pastors, in feeding, 
 in watching, in praying. Guide them, Holy 
 Ghost, into all truth, into true doctrnie and true 
 
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 evangelical life, that they may be "able ministers 
 of the New Testament, not of the letter, but of 
 the Spirit,^' through Him who hath called them, 
 and whom they preach, our Lord Jesus Christ. 
 
 Unite us together, that we may work together 
 with true love for the Gospel. We are indeed 
 as brethren ; enable us to labour and to love as 
 brethren. Teach us to pray for one another, and 
 to bear "one another's burdens." A united 
 Clergy, Bishops, Priests, and Deacons, is as " a 
 threefold cord" that cannot be broken. Give 
 Thy grace to all Bishops, Priests, and Deacons, 
 that they may " shine as lights in the world," 
 and " adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all 
 things ;" especially do I pray for the Bishop of 
 this Diocese, that he may well govern the same, 
 and for the Clergy thereof that they may edify their 
 flocks, and for their flocks that they may be saved. 
 
 Por this Church of England, for all members 
 thereof, priests and people, in all times, through 
 all changes and chances of times, I do pray most 
 earnestly. O Lord, send Thy blessing upon this 
 branch of the vine. Thy workmanship, Thine own 
 branch, so long and wonderfully preserved, with 
 so long a history of grace. Send Thy blessing, 
 Pather, that we may be found an acceptable 
 people in Thy sight, for Jesus Christ's sake. 
 
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 Let my first thoughts this day, most holy 
 Jesus, be of Thy Passion. When I wake up, 
 before all things let me remember Thy Cross, 
 that bitter tree of Thy death, that sweet tree of 
 our life, the place of Thy shame and of our hope, 
 where Thou wast delivered to death, and we 
 freed from death, where Thou didst die, and 
 whence we did begin to live, whereon Thou didst 
 suffer, and wherein we glory. 
 ' Blessed be Thou, our Saviour, for Thy great 
 love that brought Thee to so great suffering. 
 Thanks be to Thee that Thou didst not send 
 for Thy legions of angels to deliver Thee, and 
 that Thou didst not come down from the Cross, 
 but didst remain to deliver us, and to finish the 
 mystery of the sacrifice of Thyself. Thanks be 
 to Thee that Thou didst not put that cup from 
 Thee, but didst drink it, even to its most bitter 
 dregs ; for no sorrow was like unto Thy sorrow, 
 no shame like unto Thy shame, no death like 
 unto Thy death, who didst descend from the ful- 
 ness of the glory of Thy Pather. 
 
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 It was as on this day that Thou didst suffer ; 
 this is the day of the Cross. Every week may I 
 set apart this day for the memorial of the mystery 
 of Thy Passion, Teach me to meditate on Thine 
 agony, Thy bloody sweat, the shame and spitting, 
 the violence of the people, the unjust sentence, 
 the carrying of Thine own Cross, the sharp crown. 
 Thy great thirst. Thy distress of spirit. Thy pain 
 of body, Thy wonderful meekness. Thy words on 
 the Cross, Thy last prayer, the bowing of Thy 
 head, the giving up of the ghost, the piercing of 
 the spear, the blood and water poured out of the 
 fountain of Thy side. 
 
 wonderful love that Thou shouldest have 
 consented to die ! wonderful patience and gen- 
 tleness that Thou shouldest have so borne death, 
 and such a death ! great mystery of sin that 
 required so great a sacrifice ! Truly Thou art the 
 Son of God, Thou art our Saviour, " the Hope of 
 all the ends of the earth,^' " the Desire of all 
 nations.''^ Blessed be Thy name above every 
 name, among angels and archangels and men 
 upon earth, for the overflowings of Thy immeasur- 
 able love. ''There is none other name under 
 heaven given among men, whereby we must be 
 saved." 
 
 May my meditations upon Thy Cross stir up 
 
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 my love towards Thee, that I may more entirely 
 love Thee and serve Thee all the days of my life. 
 How should I be ready to bestow myself upon 
 Thee, who hast bestowed Thy life for me a 
 sinner ! And yet what can I do for Thee, with- 
 out whom I can do nothing ? What can I give 
 unto Thee, whose I am, and whose are all 
 things ? How can I repay Thee for Thy love, 
 who hast bought me with a price, for I am not 
 mine own? I can but pray for Thy mercy, 
 and strive to please Thee, and earnestly preach 
 Thy Cross ; I can but offer Thee myself, which is 
 Thine already, nothing worth when it is offered, 
 a mite indeed, and yet my all. I would serve 
 Thee, most blessed Jesus, with all my soul. 
 
 And shall not I serve Thee by taking up my 
 cross after Thee? While I this day meditate 
 upon Thy Cross, should I not meditate upon my 
 own wearing of the cross, which is my service ? 
 Thou hast charged Thy disciples that they should 
 wear their cross. " If any man will come after 
 Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross 
 daily, and follow Me." 
 
 Herein dost Thou call me to follow Thee in 
 the narrow way of daily self-denial. To please 
 Thee I must learn to unlearn the love of my own 
 will, to sacrifice self, my own tastes, inclinations, 
 
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 humours, pleasures, appetites. I must seek to 
 mortify mj heart, to mortify my flesh also, that I 
 may ''walk after the Spirit" and be under the 
 dominion of the spiritual mind. 
 
 How could I preach mortification, self-denial, 
 deadness to the world, unless I have myself expe- 
 rience of the Cross. Thy servant John Baptist 
 was one of a mortified life when he preached 
 repentance, that his life also might preach his 
 doctrine. Ought I not then to take up my cross, 
 if I would effectually preach the Cross ? 
 
 And how shall I wear this yoke ? even in 
 fasting — in almsgiving — in labouring among my 
 people — in simplicity and plainness of living. 
 
 Teach me. Lord, on the days of abstinence 
 appointed by the Church to begin to fast, for 
 Thou hast commanded fasting. " The days will 
 come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from 
 them, and then shall they fast." These are Thy 
 own words, fulfilled by the Apostles and all saints 
 of old. Alas ! I scarcely know how to fast ; I 
 shrink from this cross; I behold so few fasting 
 that I excuse myself through the general neglect, 
 or soften the interpretation of Thy words. I 
 desire to amend, to practise abstinence in things 
 allowed, that from things not allowed I may the 
 more easily abstain, that I may have a more 
 
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 docile and obedient will, that in great matters I 
 may the more easily resist the motions of the 
 flesh. 
 
 As, according to the liberty of the Gospel, 
 Thou hast not commanded us, Lord, in the 
 particulars of our fasts, teach me to choose such 
 modes and degrees of abstinence as may best 
 serve to godliness and the subjection of self. As 
 I now fall short in this duty, so keep me from 
 all excess to the hurt of bodily health or of my 
 usefulness. Keep me both from formal fasting 
 and from thinking much of it, and also from 
 being ashamed to confess that I fast. 
 
 Enable me also, O Lord, to take up the cross 
 of almsgiving and to rejoice therein. I should 
 take from myself and bestow upon the poor ; I 
 should fast after this manner, I should deal my 
 bread to the hungry and bring the poor that are 
 cast out into my house ; when I see the naked I 
 should cover him, and hide not myself from my 
 own flesh. I should set apart a given portion of 
 my earthly means, that my alms may be accord- 
 ing to my means. Not only should I give abun- 
 dantly according to my means, but I should give 
 lovingly, for Thou lovest "a cheerful giver.^' 
 Move me by Thy Spirit to have a true love to the 
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 heart. Teach mine eyes and my soul to behold 
 Thee when I behold the poor, that I may give 
 unto them as unto Thee. Teach me so to give 
 unto the hungry, and the thirsty, and the stranger, 
 and the naked, and the widow, and the father- 
 less, and the captive, as though I saw Thee an 
 hungered, and thirsty, and naked, and sick, and in 
 prison ; for then shall I be a true giver of alms, 
 and obtain Thy great blessing, and rightly esteem 
 the poor, as the representatives of Thyself. 
 Lord, Thou hast made it a privilege and an 
 honour to give alms, when Thou didst speak 
 those most gracious words, "Verily I say unto 
 you. Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the 
 least of these My brethren, ye have done it unto 
 Me.'' Henceforth make me forward to bear 
 this cross, to glory in denying myself for the 
 poor's sake that I may have to give to the poor 
 who cannot recompense me, for I believe I shall 
 be " recompensed at the resurrection of the just." 
 Grant also, Lord, that not on this day only, 
 but always, I may keep myself from all self- 
 indulgent ways, from all personal luxuriousness, 
 from all superfluities in meat and drink and 
 apparel, from all vain expenses, from all costly 
 tastes, from all love of show and regard of 
 appearances, from all worldliness in my style of 
 
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 I living, from frequent entertainment of my richer 
 
 neio'hbours, from concessions to the luxurious 
 ' . . . 
 
 spirit of these times, from frivolous pleasures, and 
 
 much mixing in secular society. 
 
 Thy Priests should oppose softness by strict- 
 ness, self-indulgence by self-denial, sumptuous- 
 ness by simplicity in their living. Surely we are 
 bound to give an example of strictness : strict 
 preaching with easy living. Gospel doctrine with 
 worldly conversation, much speaking of the mor- 
 tified spirit with much intercourse with the 
 worldly-minded, and fellowship with them in 
 tlieir pleasures and mode of hfe, will cause the 
 world to misbelieve our words, and to accept our 
 practices. 
 
 As one of Thy Priests, called and set apart for 
 the awful work of winning souls, make me indeed 
 to be and also to appear to be a man of God, no 
 lover of the pleasures of the world, nor luxurious, 
 but of a homely, grave, sober life. {To be used 
 where the clergyman is the master of a house or 
 family) And not only ought I to live plainly in 
 my own person and to be a keeper at home, but 
 my whole house should be governed by the same 
 rule. Por what avails it, O Lord, if I die to the 
 world and my household live to it ; if I keep at 
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 frivolous, if I am a lover of God and they " lovers 
 of pleasure/' Give my household grace to live 
 soberly and strictly, that the ministry be not 
 blamed, and that mine may be a household fear- 
 ing Thee. Make my wife, children, servants, all 
 under me or given to my charge, self-denying and 
 devout, that they may thus help me in the mi- 
 nistry, and so help the salvation of this flock. 
 May we live as a house, that has renounced the 
 world. " As for me and my house, we will serve 
 the Lord." Teach us to serve Thee more and 
 more, and to deny ourselves, and to walk by faith, 
 and to love the things of the Spirit, and to cast 
 out hence the spirit of the world. Make this, 
 through the in-dwelling of the Holy Ghost, a 
 house of peace, and prayer, and love. Knit us to- 
 gether in most holy love, love most spiritual, love 
 like unto Thine own, not worldly affection, but 
 that wliich is eternal. 
 
 O God most merciful, T pray Thee fill tliis mine 
 own household with Thy Spirit. Be present with 
 us, assist us, guide us into Thine own ways, teach 
 us Thy will, save us from sin, succour us in all 
 time of temptation, comfort us in all time of need, 
 so unite us together upon earth, that we may be 
 raised up to the perfect joy of the kingdom of 
 heaven, through Thine own most precious blood. 
 
 
 
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 God, I have trodden through the paths of 
 another week ; I have come to the last day of 
 the week ; Thy mercy has carried me to this hour. 
 If I have done any good, it has been through the 
 operation of Thy grace ; and for the evil that I 
 have done I have not been visited with any 
 great judgment, nor given over unto death. I 
 am yet in the land of the living; the living 
 shall praise Thee, Lord ; with a most thankful 
 spirit do I kneel before Thee, Pather of spirits, 
 for I have provoked Thee every day, and Thou 
 hast had mercy upon me. 
 
 And now I desire to make this a day of 
 recollection ; of remembrance of sins, of con- 
 fession, and of repentance, that so I may be pre- 
 pared for to-morrow's feast, that joy may come 
 in the morning, the joy of worshipping Thee with 
 a prepared spirit. 
 
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 Make me to see my sins, Lord, with clear 
 eyes, without dissembling ; take from me all self- 
 deceit, ignorance of myself, blindness, self-love, 
 partiality, unwise tenderness, all love of vain 
 excuses, palliations, defences of myself. Make 
 me to feel a true godly sorrow for what I have 
 done amiss. 
 
 I have indeed done wickedly; many sins of 
 this past week rise to remembrance, sins of 
 omission, neglects of duty, or hurryings over of 
 duty, formality in prayer, too little prayer, want 
 of fervent love for my people's souls, lingering 
 affection for the world, harsh uncharitable words, 
 frivolous conversation, vain ambitious thoughts, 
 much selfishness, unreality in speaking of religion, 
 defects of temper, over-much thought of worldly 
 affairs, thus have I transgressed before Thee; 
 other sins are there besides these, which I myself 
 am ignorant of, for who can tell all the courses 
 of his thoughts, or note down, or know, or re- 
 member all his faults. The thoughts even of an 
 hour cannot be numbered, neither the evil of all 
 that multitude of imaginations known. ''Who 
 can tell how oft he offendeth ? O cleanse Thou 
 me from my secret faults." 
 
 Father of mercies, of all these my trespasses, 
 known and unknown, wilful, or done through 
 
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 ignorance, in thought^ in word, in action, the 
 lesser and the greater, of all kinds and of all 
 degrees, I do repent, I do desire fully, thoroughly 
 to repent. Deepen my repentance, if it be too 
 shght ; lengthen it, if it be too short and hur- 
 ried ; darken my own view of myself, if I incline 
 too much to favour myself. 
 
 All that I can do is to repent ; that which I 
 have done I cannot undo ; that which I have 
 said I cannot unsay; but I can confess the 
 sinfulness of the deed or of the word, I can pray 
 for mercy ; this is all ; this will I do ; I am Thy 
 debtor; I fall down at Thy feet and worship 
 Thee, and pray for the forgiveness of my debts. 
 
 Accept my repentance, heavenly Father, for 
 Thy dear Son's sake. Wipe out of Thy book of 
 remembrance all my faults ; blot them out, that 
 they appear not against me on the day of judg- 
 ment ; drown them and cover them in the blood 
 of the Lamb ; let His blood hide them. how 
 my whole soul and spirit would blush with an 
 overwhelming shame, if all that I have done in 
 all my life, all the thoughts, motives, desires, 
 passions, evil actions, Avere to be revealed even 
 to a man like myself ! How then can I bear the 
 judgment. Thy penetrating light, the light of 
 Thy countenance ! How can I stand before Thee, 
 
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 Thou great God, Thou most pure and most holy 
 God ! How can I, a wretched sinner, a most 
 miserable sinner all my days, behold all the mis- 
 deeds of my life revealed before Thee and the 
 great company of Thy angels, and before quick and 
 dead ! How could I bear my own self, when all 
 this my most sinful life should be uncovered, 
 even to the most secret and the most shameful 
 parts. 
 
 God, for Thy mercy's sake forgive me all my 
 sins ; *' do away mine offences ;" take away this 
 multitude of witnesses that witness against me. 
 I do very greatly, very justly dread the revelation 
 of the last day, the revelation of myself, except 
 Thou dost forgive me ! My hope is in Thy mercy, 
 yea, all my hope ; else I shall not be able to look 
 up, else I shall pray the mountains to fall on me 
 and the hills to cover me ; else I know not how 
 I shall be able to bear my ow^n soul ; I shall be 
 intolerable to myself. 
 
 But, Lord, I do hope in Thee ; increase in me 
 this good and blessed hope. 
 
 " The blood of Jesus Christ cleanseth us from 
 all sin.'' "Lord, I believe, help Thou mine 
 unbelief." 
 
 Lord, I repent ; help Thou mine impenitence, 
 and forgive the insufficiency of my grief. 
 
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 This day indeed, the last of the week, ought to 
 remind me of the last day of my life, of the day 
 of my death, of the day of judgment. As this 
 week ends, so must my life ; these hurrying weeks 
 bring it to an end ; the end is at hand. I must 
 soon come to the great mystery of death, and 
 feel it, and know what it is. great mystery of 
 death, how can it be understood now ! This 
 house must be dissolved, this my very body, all 
 this most wonderful frame in which only I have 
 known life. I have known no other manner of 
 life than this ; I cannot understand life without 
 this body, nor the change when body and 
 soul shall be again joined for ever. And yet 
 the last use and motions of these my present 
 limbs, of tongue, eye, heart, hands, and other 
 members, the last sight of this world, of all this 
 scene where I have lived, the last dawn, and last 
 sunset, and last aspect of men as they are now, 
 the last of all these things is at hand. I cannot 
 escape from death, nor shrink from it; but this 
 I can do by Thy grace, God, I can prepare 
 myself for mine end. I can now think of the day 
 of death, that I may learn to prepare. 
 
 I know not. Lord, the number of my days ; I 
 know not how I shall die, whether I shall have a 
 great trial at the last, or a short sickness, or a 
 
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 sudden death. I beseech Thee make this my 
 ignorance stir me up to the more intense watch- 
 fulness. " "Watch and pray," this is Thine own 
 word. May I have strength to fulfil that word 
 to the uttermost; let not that day come upon 
 me unawares ; let me be prepared for the coming 
 of the thief, with my " loins girded" and my 
 " lights burning." Grant that I may watch and 
 pray to the end; the nearer draws the end, so 
 much the more may I watch ; as every day is a 
 step towards death, so ought it to be a step to- 
 wards the kingdom of heaven. As I may die 
 any day, so every fresh day is a gain to my soul. 
 It were a fearful thing after having preached to 
 others to be myself " a castaway;" to have had Thy 
 words so long in my mouth and yet to be cast out 
 of Thy presence ; to have spoken so much of the 
 kingdom of heaven and yet not to enter it ; to 
 have warned men of hell and yet to be cast 
 therein ; to have been an ambassador of Christ 
 with an embassage of peace, and yet not to go 
 into my Lord's palace ; to have spoken the word 
 of peace and yet to lose peace ; to have preached 
 Christ and yet to lose Christ. save me from 
 perdition in the last day, '^ lest that by any means, 
 when I have preached to others, I myself should 
 be a castaway." Christ have mercy on me. 
 
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 save me from perdition on the last day ; 
 Christ have mercy on me, when Thou comest to 
 judgment; in judgment remember mercy; re- 
 member me on the day of judgment. Thou desirest 
 not that any should perish ; save me from perish- 
 ing. Grant that I may be finally numbered among 
 the saints. '^ Whom have I in heaven but Thee, 
 and there is none upon earth that I desire in 
 comparison of Thee." I desire to behold Thy 
 glory, to obtain eternal redemption, to be re- 
 ceived up into Thine own kingdom. Draw me 
 towards Thyself, direct my goings in the way, 
 lead me towards Thy kingdom; I commend 
 myself to Thy mercy ; cast me not out of Thy 
 presence. 
 
 Eemember also all this my flock on the day of 
 judgment, for they are Thy people, the sheep of 
 Thy pasture, bought, holy Jesus, by Thy blood. 
 Spare both the shepherd and the sheep, and have 
 pity on us, have great pity on us. Enable us to 
 go through all the mysteries that meet us when 
 we pass out of this world with a firm trust in 
 Thee. Enable us to stand before Thee on the 
 day of judgment with a good hope. Thou hast 
 loved us, Father, with a great love. By all 
 manifestations of divine love, all mercies, pro- 
 vidences, instances of long-suffering, gifts of the 
 
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 SATURDAY. 7 3 
 
 Spirit^ blood of Christ, intercessions of Christ, 
 guardianship of angels, by all this love past and 
 present I pray Thee continue forth Thy loving- 
 kindness. As Thou hast loved us in times past, 
 as Thou art merciful unto us at this present time, 
 so shew forth Thy love on the last day. On the 
 last day look upon us, though we be sinners ; 
 strengthen us in that hour, when Thou raisest us 
 from our graves, when we see Thee, most mighty 
 God, in Thy own Majesty ; when we are gathered 
 together before Thy throne, all the multitudes 
 of quick and dead, the whole earth, all the 
 families of the earth, all the generations of men, 
 that have ever been, then, O God, lift up Thy 
 face upon us in such love that we may be able to 
 bear the light of Thy countenance. In faith, in 
 faith I now pray unto Thee. I believe in Thee, 
 Father, and Thee, Son, and Thee, Holy 
 Ghost, One God, though Thou art a mystery unto 
 me, though I am a mystery unto myself. I 
 commend myself and all that are mine in most 
 profound humility into Thy hands, kneeling upon 
 the earth, bowing myself to the earth; "into 
 Thy hands I commend my spirit,*' and the spirits 
 of all those whom Thou hast given me. Do unto 
 us what seemeth Thee good. We are Thine, 
 Father. Deliver us in the hour of death and in 
 
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 SATURDAY. 
 
 the day of judgment; deliver us from the place 
 of hell and from eternal death, through the 
 precious blood of our Saviour Jesus Christ. 
 Amen. Amen. 
 
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 A PEAYEE FOE GEACE. 
 
 O Thou who makest souls to shine 
 With light from lighter worlds above, 
 
 And droppest glistering dew divine 
 On all who seek a Saviour's love, — 
 
 Do Thou Thy benediction give 
 
 On all who teach, on all who learn, 
 
 That all Thy Church may holier live, 
 And every lamp more brightly burn. 
 
 Give those that teach pure hearts and wise. 
 Faith, hope, and love, all warm'd by prayer ; 
 
 Themselves first training for the skies, 
 They best will raise their people there. 
 
 Give those that learn the willing ear^ 
 
 Meek spirit, guileless mind ; 
 Such gifts will make the meanest here, 
 
 Far better than a kingdom find. 
 
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 O bless the shepherd ! bless the sheep ! 
 
 That guide and guided both be one ; 
 One in the faithful watch they keep, 
 
 Until this hurrying life be gone. 
 
 If thus, good Lord, Thy grace be given, 
 Our glory meets us ere we die ; 
 
 Before we upward pass to heaven 
 We taste our immortality. 
 
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