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FORM OF MORNING PRAYER, TO BE USED
WITH A FAMILY.

Prayer that God would be pleased to assist us in our devotions.

Let Thy merciful ears, O Lord, be open to the prayers of Thine unworthy servants; and that we may obtain our petitions, make us to ask such things as shall please Thee, and to offer up our supplications at the throne of Thy grace with humble, lowly, penitent, and obedient hearts; not trusting in our own righteousness, but in Thy manifold and great mercies, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Prayers for pardon and peace.

Almighty God and most merciful Father! Who for our many and grievous sins, from time to time committed against Thee, mightest most justly have consumed us long ago, but in the multitude of Thy mercies hast hitherto spared us; accept, we most humbly beseech Thee, our unfeigned sorrow for all our former transgressions and grant that we may never so

presume on Thy mercy, as to despise the riches of Thy goodness; but that Thy forbearance and long suffering may lead us to repentance, and the amendment of our lives, to Thine honour and glory, and our own everlasting salvation, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

O Lord, we beseech Thee, grant us pardon and peace; that we, who for our evil deeds do worthily deserve to be punished, by the comfort of Thy grace may mercifully be relieved; and being cleansed from all our sins may serve Thee with a quiet mind, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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Our Father, Which art in Heaven; Hallowed be Thy name: Thy kingdom come: Thy will be done in Earth, as it is in Heaven: Give us this day our daily bread: And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive them that trespass against us: And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil: For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.

For the Divine Grace, protection, and blessing.

O God! forasmuch as without Thee, we are not able to please Thee, mercifully grant that Thy Holy Spirit may in all things direct and rule our hearts, and make us continually to be given to all good works; that we being ready both in body and soul, may cheerfully accomplish those things which Thou wouldest have done; and so run the way of Thy commandments, that we may obtain Thy gracious promises, and be made partakers of Thy heavenly treasure, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Defend us, O Lord, evermore with Thy heavenly aid; and pour into our hearts Thy manifold gifts of grace, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and ghostly strength, the spirit of knowledge and true godliness, and fill us, O Lord, with the spirit of Thy holy fear, that we may continue Thine for ever, and daily increase in Thy Holy Spirit more and more, until we come to Thine everlasting kingdom, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Almighty and everlasting God! Who makest us both to will and to do those things that are good and acceptable to Thy Divine Majesty, we beseech Thee mercifully to look upon our infirmities, and to dispose our minds to a cheerful performance of the duties of this day and we humbly pray Thee to prevent us in all our doings with Thy most gracious favour, and to further us with Thy continual help, that in all our works we may begin, continue, and end in Thee, and may glorify Thy holy name, and that finally by Thy mercy we may obtain everlasting life, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

O God, Heavenly Father! Who by Thy Son Jesus Christ hast promised to all them that seek Thy kingdom, and the righteousness thereof, all things necessary to their bodily sustenance; grant to us, we beseech Thee, such a portion of the necessaries and conveniences of this present life, as Thou seest to be most expedient for us: and give us grace to use all Thy temporal blessings with such moderation and temperance, that our flesh being subdued to the spirit, we may ever obey Thy godly motions in righteousness and true holiness, to Thine honour and glory, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

O Lord God! Who hast created the light and darkness, and by the continual interchanges of day and night dost put us in mind of our transitory condition, and the shortness of our abode here; give us grace to set ourselves seriously about the work of salvation, while the day of salvation lasteth; that when the night of death cometh, and our Lord shall call us to account, we may receive the reward of good and faithful servants, through the merits of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Intercessions.

O Lord! we beseech Thee, let Thy continual pity cleanse and defend Thy church; and because it cannot continue in safety without Thy succour, preserve it evermore by Thy help and goodness; that through Thy protection it may be free from all adversities, and devoutly given to serve Thee in all good works, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

O Eternal Lord God! Who upholdest and governest all things both in heaven and earth, we humbly beseech Thee, as for all Christian kings, princes, and governors, so especially for Thy servant George our King, and all who

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