O let not the devils accuse this soul before Thee, or if they do, let them not prevail; but interpose thy death and passion, thy mediation and intercession between thy Judgment and this soul, now at her departure, and at. the day of Judgment, that, in the terrors of that day, this soul may stand upright, supported by the arms of thy eternal mercy. Amen.

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Let not this soul carry along with her the infirmities of her present state, but be immured with a guard of blessed Spirits to defend her against all the hostilities, and incursions, of evil Angels. Now she shall see what she never saw, and hear what she never heard, and know what was never revealed below. O grant that she may have aids that here she never did need, even mighty assistances in proportion to her new and stranger state, that whatsoever is in the darkness or in the fire, in the secret regions of wrath, and the horrible places of torment and fearful expectations, may not afflict or affright the Lamb of thy flock, the price of thy blood, the child of thy kingdom, and the portion of thine own inheritance. Amen.

O holy Jesus, say unto this soul, This day shalt thou be with me in Paradise; say unto this soul, Fear not, for it is my Father's pleasure to give thee a kingdom; let this soul dwell in safe and pleasant regions; and be supported with the hope of God, comforted with a holy conscience, rejoice in a confirmed pardon, be recreated with Ff2

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the visitation of Angels, and walk in white whithersoever the Lamb shall go. Amen.

Give unto this decaying dying body a blessed and a glorious Resurrection; to this weary and afflicted, this penitent and redeemed soul a portion in the blessed sentence of thy right hand amongst the blessed children of thy Father, who shall receive the kingdom prepared for them from the beginning of the world. Amen.

Remember, O God, the good things which, by thy Grace, and by the aids of thy holy Spirit, thy servant hath done in all his life; and remember not his evil deeds, which, by the weakness of the flesh, and the temptations of the devil, and the evil contingencies of this world have afflicted and humbled the soul of thy servant: remember thy holy Son did die for these; and thy holy Spirit was the cause of those; and for whom thou hast given thy Son, and to whom thou hast given thy Spirit, give thy eternal pardon, and thy eternal glories, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

After the Soul is departed, this Prayer may be said in behalf of the living Friends and Relatives of the Dead.

ALMIGHTY God, who governest all things in Heaven and Earth with infinite wisdom and infinite

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mercy, and bringest good out of evil, comfort out of sorrow, and after a gentle visitation dost refresh thy children with the light of thy countenance, with the blessings of thy Providence, with the returns of thy Grace, and the comforts of thy holy Spirit; have mercy upon this family, and return to us all with thy loving-kindness, exchanging our present sorrow into the advantages of holiness and blessing. Be thou now and ever what thou gloriest in; a Father of the fatherless, a husband to the widow, a God of comfort to them that mourn in secret. that thy servants may not weep as men without hope, nor murmur at thy dispensation, nor complain of any thing but themselves, nor desire any thing but that thy will be done, nor do any thing but what is agreeable to thy holy word and commandment; and grant that when thou smitest any of us, it may increase thy fear in us; and when thou doest good to any of us, in smiting or forbearing, in chastising or comforting, it may increase thy love in us. And let thy holy Spirit so prevail over all our wills and understandings, our affections, and the outward man, our interests, and our hopes, that we may live in this world pleasing to thee, and may go out of this world with the peace of a holy conscience, and may have a joyful resurrection in the last day, to a participation of the glories of God, through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.

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The Blessing.

THE Lord bless us, and keep us.

The Lord make his face to shine upon us, and be gracious unto us. The Lord lift up the light of his countenance upon us, and give us peace.

The blessing of God Almighty, the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, be amongst us, and abide with us, and be our portion for ever and ever. Amen.

Before the Funeral.

REMEMBER now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them.

While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain:

In the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease, because they are few, and those that look out of the windows be darkened.

And the doors shall be shut in the streets, when the sound of the grinding is low, and he shall rise up at the voice of the bird, and all the daughters of music shall be brought low.

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Also, when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and fears shall be in the way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail; because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the

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Or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern.

Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it...

THE wicked is driven away in his wickedness:. but the righteous hath hope in his death.

I said in the cutting off of my days, I shall go to the gates of the grave: I am deprived of the residue of my years.

I said I shall not see the Lord, even the Lord in the land of the living: I shall behold man no more with the inhabitants of the world.

I have set the Lord always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.

Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope.

For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell: neither wilt thou suffer thine holy one to see corruption. As for me, I will behold thy face in righteous

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