our souls, which thou hast purchased for us. Unto thee, O blessed God our Saviour, in the unity of the ever glorious Trinity, be all thanks and praise, and honour, and glory, rendered by us and all thy church now and for evermore. Amen.

A Prayer on the Occasion of our blessed Saviour's

Death.

GOD, the Father of mercies, and of our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom every mercy is vouchsafed and derived unto us; thou didst create us after thy own blessed image, in a holy and happy estate, but we have defaced thy first handy work,and put ourselves not only in a case of strangeness unto thee, but of enmity against thee; in Adam all die; and by the offence of one, judgment came upon all men to condemnation: yet thou hast not used us as enemies, to leave us in the sad ruins of our fall; but hadst an eye of pity to us, lying in our blood, to bid us live: though thy own eternal beloved Son was fain to die, to save us from that everlasting death, which is the due wages of our sins, yet him thou sparedst not, that thou mightest spare us, and make us the eternal monuments of thy saving mercy. O what amazing unspeakable love is this, that even when enemies, we should be reconciled to God, by the death of his Son! But O the cursed nature of sin, to be hated with a perfect hatred, that had need of such an atonement! O the dreadful justice of God, how should we ever stand in awe of it! that required such a satisfaction! O the love of Christ which passeth knowledge, that would redeem our poor lost souls at such a costly rate! and shed his own precious blood to save us! And O the precious death of our Lord Redeemer,

to be had in everlasting remembrance! By it we abide, and upon that we depend for the pardon of all our sins; and for our whole acceptance with God, both here and for ever. Though we could not satisfy thy justice, O God, for our sins, should we suffer eternally yet thy Son has satisfied in full, and nothing at all remains on their score, for whom thou art pleased to accept his infinite satisfaction. And seeing there is balm in Gilead, and a Physician that is able to heal us, O let not our souls be unhealed: let not the great things which our Lord Redeemer hath done and endured for poor lost sinners, be lost unto us, but let the same be mercifully accepted upon our account, and for our sins. O let not the blood of Jesus Christ, as to us, be shed in vain ; but let it purge and purify us from all our sins, and make our peace with thee, the just and holy God, against whom we have greatly sinned: that we may be healed by his stripes, and find his death unto us the savour of life.

Though we are sinful and unclean, yet what pollution and defilement cannot this Fountain, opened for sin and uncleanness, wash and cleanse us from! Having therefore such an all-sufficient Saviour to repair to: we will not be faithless, but believing that Christ is our Lord, and our God, who loved and redeemed us, and washed us from cur sins in his own blood. O that we may know him, and the fellowship of his sufferings, and be so conformable to his death, that it may mortify the corruption of our nature, and the lusts that war in our members; and crucify the world unto us, and us to the world! The Lord pardon all our forgetfulness and disregard, and contempt of thy affection to us, and thy affliction for us; and make us to know more of the love wherewith thou hast loved us; and touch our hearts with such a powerful sense of thy love, that

we may make better returns of love to the great Lord and lover of our souls; and that we may never forget or slight such unparalleled kindness and love of God our Saviour, stronger than death, and better than life. O that the life which we now live, may be by the faith of the Son of God, who loved us, and gave himself for us! O let us, at all times, so live that we may abound in thy love. Blessed Lord! let this be ever preferred above our chief joy; and let nothing in the world ever be so dear to us as the altogether lovely Jesus, who has given the highest demonstration of love that ever could be given to our poor lost souls. And to thee, our Almighty Redeemer, and sweet Saviour, be all the praise and glory given, most humbly and heartily, now and eternally. Amen. Amen.

Prayer and Praise on the Occasion of our blessed Saviour's Resurrection.

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LESSED be the God and Father of our Lord

Jesus Christ, who according to his abundant. mercy, has begotten us again to a lively hope, by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. It is he that liveth and was dead; and behold he is alive for evermore, Amen; and has the keys of death and of bell. The Lord liveth, and blessed be our Rock, and let the God of our salvation be exalted. He that bore our griefs and carried our sorrows, has wrought eternal redemption for us: with his own right hand and holy arm, hath he gotten himself the victory; having loosed the pains of death, because it was impossible he should be holden of it. The glorious Sun of Righteousness is risen with healing in his wings; and hath shewed, that he is able to save himself, and to save to the utmost all that come to God through him. Our eyes therefore are to thee, O Lord

our life, our strength, and our Redeemer, who hast all power in heaven and in earth, to whom nothing is impossible or difficult; who quickenest the dead, even souls dead in sin, as well as bodies dead in the grave; and hast life in thyself, to give it to whomsoever thou wilt. O that we may know thee, and the power of thy resurrection! and that we may feel it efficacious to raise us out of the grave of our sinful corruptions, to newness and holiness of life! that having part in the first resurrection, the second death may have no power over us. Speak death to our sins, O Lord, that our souls may live, and for ever bless thy name. Thou, O Christ, art our life; and in thee is all fulness of whatever we want. O give us that life which thou camest into the world to give, and let us have it more abundantly: yea, such life, from thee, as may enable us to live unto thee; and that entirely and cheerfully, even as long as we have any life and being. Amen.

Prayer and Praise on the Occasion of our blessed Saviour's Ascension.

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HOU art the King of glory, O Christ; thou hast ascended on high, and dragged the infernal foes after thy triumphant chariot. And thou art exalted far above all principalities and powers; and enthroned in the highest glory in thy heavenly kingdom, where saints and angels, and all the hosts of heaven do admire and adore thee. Be thou exalted, Lord, and reign in the greatness of thy power and majesty, till thou hast brought all enemies in subjection under thy feet. But Lord remember us, now thou art in thy kingdom, where thou rulest and reignest on high. O regard the supplications, and relieve the necessities of thy poor subjects and servants here

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below. Save Lord, and let the King of heaven hear us when we call. And O that we may feel the erful attraction of thy grace and Holy Spirit; to draw up our minds and desires from the poor perishing enjoyments here below, to those most glorious and everlasting attainments above, where thou sittest at the right hand of God. O let us lay up our treasuré and have our conversation with thee in heaven; and so love thy appearing, and desire to be disolved and to be with Christ, that when Christ, who is our life shall appear, we may also appear with him in glory and after our ascending and dwelling above in heart and spirit, we may at last personally ascend, in soul and body, to be ever with the Lord: there, together with thy whole triumphant church, to see and admire, and love and bless, and praise and glorify thee, O blessed God, our Saviour, world without end. Amen.

A Prayer on the Occasion of the coming of the Holy Ghost.

THOU infinite eternal Spirit, the Lord and giver of life, who workest all in all; and espially workest and abidest in the hearts and souls of men! pardon, we beseech thee, all our resisting of thy motions, and quenching the flames which thou hast ever enkindled in our breasts. And be pleased so to enlighten our minds, and purify our hearts, that we may be fit to receive and entertain thee, as the Guide and Comforter of our souls. O blessed Truth! lead us into all truth; and bring all needful things out of thy word to our remembrance: and set them home powerfully upon our hearts, to influence our -lives, and to do us good, in every time of our need. O work, Lord, the grace that is not in us; and es