A. The great Evil of Sin, which we are apt to make fo flight of, and yet God incarnate was made a Sacrifice to deliver us from the Guilt of it. The infinite Love of our dear Redeemer, who fuffered fuch bitter Torments and inexpreffible Anguifh, to purchase eternal Salvation for us. That the good Things of this Life are not fo valuable, nor the Evils of it fo confiderable as we are apt to imagine, when the best Man that ever lived was fo deftitute of the common Comforts and Conveniencies of human Life, and shared fo largely in the Afflictions and Sufferings of it. That the Favour of God is not to be measured by outward Profperity in this World, nor his Wrath and Indignation to be concluded from temporal Afflictions, fince the greatest Sufferer that ever was, was the dearly beloved Son of God. To teftify the Power of Christ's Death, by crucifying the old Man, and destroying the whole Body of Sin; not glorying, fave in the Crofs of Christ, by which the World is crucified unto us, and we unto the World. To bear the Calamities of this Life with Patience and Refignation to the Will of God, and not to murmur and repine that we fuffer what we have fo highly deferved, when our Saviour, who was perfectly vinnocent, endured much greater upon our Account. Not to defpond under the fharpeft Trials, from a Senfe of our own Weaknefs, because our Saviour hath purchased for us the Gift of his holy Spirit, a moft powerful Principle of Refolution; and is himself touched with a Feeling -of our Infirmities, having been in all Points tempted like as we are, yet without Sin. To . make all the Returns we are able of Love and Gratitude. To facrifice all that is dear to us for

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the Defence of his Truth, and the Propagation of his Glory and Honour in the World. To extend our Charity to all Mankind, our Enemies as well as Friends; for while we were Enemies to God, Christ died to obtain Peace and Reconciliation for us.

The PRAYERS.

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look upon thy Family, for which our Lord Jefus Christ was contented to be betrayed, and given up into the Hands of wicked Men, and to fuffer Death upon the Crofs; and receive, I humbly befeech thee, the Supplications and Prayers I offer before thee for all Estates of Men in thy holy Church; that every Member of the fame, in his Vocation and Ministry, may truly and godly ferve thee, through our Lord and Saviour Jefus Christ, who now liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghoft; ever one God, World without End. Amen.

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Almighty and everlasting God, who of thy

tender Love towards Mankind haft fent

Example. thy Son our Saviour Jefus Christ, to take upon him our Flesh, and to fuffer Death upon the Crofs, that all Mankind should follow the Example of his great Humility; mercifully grant that I may both follow the Example of his Patience, and also be made Partaker of his Refurrection, through the fame Jefus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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Merciful God, who haft made all Men, and For the hateft nothing that thou haft made, nor on of Infiwouldeft the Death of a Sinner, but rather that dels and he fhould be converted and live; have Mercy Hereticks. upon all Jews, Turks, Infidels, and Hereticks, and take from them all Ignorance, Hardness of Heart, and Contempt of thy Word; and fo fetch them home, bleffed Lord, to thy Flock, that they may be faved among the Remnant of the true Ifraelites, and be made one Fold under one Shepherd, Jefus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, World without end. Amen.

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Thou my crucified Saviour, Glory be to Bp. Kenn. thee for caufing thy Sufferings to be regi-Thankf ftred in the Gospel; there I have read and re- giving for member the Wonders and Triumphs of thy Sufferings. Chrift's almighty Love, for which I will always adore and praise thee.

I remember, O gracious Lord, how thou, who thoughteft it no Robbery to be equal with God, waft made in the Fafhion of frail Man, of the vileft and most contemptible of Men; for thou tookeft on thee the Form of a very Servant: I remember how many Reproaches and Contradictions, Blafphemies and Perfecutions, thou didit endure from a wicked and perverfe Generation; and all this to fave us finfui Men.

I remember, O gracious Lord, how thou didst endure a most bitter Agony, and didft sweat as it were great Drops of Blood, falling to the Ground; how thou, who art God above all, blef

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fed for ever, was treacheroully betrayed and prehended and bound as a Malefactor, fet at nought by Herod and his Men of War, denied by Peter, forfaken by all thy Difciples; and all this to fave us finful Men.

I remember, how thou, O God of Truth, wast accufed by falfe Witneffes; how thou, whom all the Angels adore, waft blindfolded and buffeted, mocked and fpit upon, ftript naked and fcourged, and all this that we might be healed by thy Stripes, and to fave us finful Men.

I remember, Lord, how thou, that art the great Judge of Heaven and Earth, waft thyfelf dragged to the Judgment-feat and condemned; how thou, O King of Heaven, waft crowned with Thorns, and oppreffed with the Weight of thy own Crofs; and all this to fave us finful Men.

I remember, O bleffed Saviour, how thou, who art the Lord of Glory, and the fole Author of Life, waft put to a moft ignominious Death; how thy Hands and thy Feet were nailed to a Crofs; how thou waft crucified between two Thieves, and numbered with the Tranfgreffors, how thou hadst a Potion given thee, to imbitter thy very laft Gafp; and all this to fave us finful Men.

I remember, O gracious Lord, how, when thou wert hanging on the very Cross, thou waft fcoffed at and reviled; how infinitely then thou waft afflicted and bruifed for our Tranfgreffions, when the Iniquities of us all were laid on thy Shoulders; how thou didst then exprefs an Anguifh greater than all the Torments of thy Crucifixion, when thou dift cry out, My God, my God, why hast thou forfaken me? And how thou didft at last give up the Ghoft, and die thyself, that we might live.

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Was there ever any Sorrow like that which my Lord and my God endured for me? Was there any Love like to that Love my Lord and my God has Shewed to me? O my Saviour, with all my Heart I love and adore thy infinite Love and Benignity to Sinners; with all my Heart I lament and deteft the Hatred and Outrage of Sinners to thee. Inftil, O my God, penitential Love into my Soul, that I may grieve for my Sins, which grieved thee; that I may love thee for fuffering for us Sinners, who occafioned all thy Griefs. O may I always love thee! O may I never grieve thee more! By the Love of thy Cross, O Jefus! I live; in that I will only glory; That above all Things will I ftudy; That above all Things will I value; by the Love of thy Crofs I will take up my Crofs daily, and follow thee; I will perfecute, and torment, and crucify my finful Af fections and Lufts, which perfecuted, tormented, and crucified thee; and if thy Love calls me to it, I will fuffer on the Crofs for thee, as thou haft done for me.

How illuftrious and amiable were thy Graces amidst all thy Sufferings! O thou afflicted Jesu! I admire and love thy profound Humility, unwearied Patience, Lamb-like Meeknefs, immaculate Innocence, invincible Courage, abfolute Refignation, compaffionate Love of Souls, and perfect Charity to thy Enemies. Give me Grace to tread in thy Steps, and conform me to thy divine Image; that the more I grow like thee, the more I may love thee, and the more I may be loved by thee, Amen, Lord Jefus, Amen.