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God the Father of heaven: have mercy upon us miferable finners.

O God the Father of heaven: have mercy upon us miferable finners. 2 O God the Son, Redeemer of the world: have mercy upon us miferable finners.

O God the Son, Redeemer of the world: have mercy upon us mife

rable finners.

3 O God the Holy Ghoft, proceeding from the Father, and the Son: have mercy upon us miferable finners.

O God the Holy Ghost, proceeding from the Father, and the Son: have mercy upon us miferable finners.

4 O Holy, bleffed, and glorious Trinity, three Persons, and one God: have mercy upon us miferable finners.

O Holy, bleffed, and glorious Trinity, three Perfons, and one God: have mercy upon us miferable finners.

5 Remember not, Lord, our offences, nor the offences of our forefathers, neither take thou vengeance of our fins: fpare us, good Lord, fpare thy people, whom thou haft redeemed with thy moft precious blood, and be not angry with us for ever.

Spare us, good Lord.

6 From all evil and mifchief, from fin, from from fin, from the crafts and affaults of the devil, from thy wrath, and from everlasting damnation,

Good Lord, deliver us.

7 From all blindness of heart; from pride, vain glory, and

Paraphrafe on the Litany. 10 God our heavenly father pardon and forgive us penitent Sinners.

2 O God the Son, who art the Saviour of mankind, intercede for the remiffion of our Sins.

3 O God the Holy Ghoft who proceedeft from the Father and the Son, help our infirmities, and enable us to pray as we ought, and sanctify us unto all Obedience.

4 O holy, holy, holy Lord God of Hofts, be merciful unto thy people that prayeth, and pardon our Sins.

5 Remember not against us our old Sins, O Lord, nor

vifit upon us the iniquities of our fathers, neither inflict that punishment upon us which our fins have deferved: but pardon and have mercy upon us for the fake of that precious Blood, which was fhed for our Redemption.

6 Gracious Lord preferve us, we beseech thee, from all things that may injure us, particularly from Sin the greatest of Evils, from the devices and temptations of Satan, 'from thy difpleasure, and its confequences, eternal punishment.

hypocrify; from envy, hatred, and malice, and all uncharitableness,

Good Lord, deliver us.

8 From fornication, and all other deadly fin; and from all the deceits of the world, the flesh, and the devil,

Good Lord, deliver us.

9 From lightning and tempeft; from plague, peftilence, and famine; from battel and murder, and from fudden death,

Good Lord, deliver us.

10 From all fedition, privy confpiracy, and rebellion; from all falfe doctrine, doctrine, herefy, and fchifm; from hardness of heart, and contempt of thy Word and Commandment,

Good Lord, deliver us.

1 By the mystery of thy holy Incarnation; by thy hely Nativity and Circumcifion; by thy Baptism, Fasting, and Temptation,

Good Lord, deliver us.

12 By thine Agony and bloody Sweat; by thy Crofs and Paffion; by thy precious Death and Burial; by thy glorious Refur

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7 Preferve us alfo, gracious God, from wilful ignorance, haughty arrogance, felf-conceit, and diflimulation; from repining at another's welfare, hatred of their Perfons, malicious defigns against them, and uncharitable judgement upon them.

8 Keep us we beseech thee O Lord from Fornication and all other abominable Uncleannefs; and from all the deceitful allurements of the wicked World of disorderly Affection, or of Satan the great Adverfary of Mankind.

9 And as we have implored thy merciful prefervation O Lord from fuch Things as may hurt the Soul, fo we beseech thee to grant us thy protection against whatfoever may injure the Body, fuch as deftructive ftorms by Sea and Land, peftilential Difeafes, and Dearth of Food; War, Murder, and unprepared fudden Death.

10 Defend us alfo, good God, from the woeful Dif orders of Faction and Licentioufnefs, from fecret Plots and open Rebellion; from Doctrines which are not according to thy Truth, from divifions and feparations in the Church which are inconfiftent with Chriftian Uni

ty; from impenitent hardness of Heart, and a contemptuous difregard to thy holy Commandments.

Gracious Lord hear thefe our fupplications, for the fake of that great mystery of Religion, God manifeft in the flesh; for the fake of Jefus Chrift's humble Birth, and patient Circumcifion; for the fake of his fubmiffion to Baptifm, in order to fulfil all Righteoufnefs-to Fafting, that we might learn to mortify our fenfual defires; and to Temptation, that we might be inftructed by his example how to overcome the Tempter.

12 But hear us more especially we beseech thee O Lord for the fake of thofe bitter forrows which the Son of God endured in the Garden, and upon the Crafs, for our Salvation; for the fake of his death and burial, by which he overcame Death; for the fake of his triumphant Resurrection and Afcenfion into Heaven, by which he hath opened unto us the Gate of everlafting Life; and for the fake of that bleffed Spirit which he fent upon his Apostles at first, and which he hath promifed fall be with his Church, as a Comforter and Advocate for ever.

rection and Afcenfion; and by the coming of the Holy Ghost, Good Lord, deliver us.

13 In all time of our tribulation; in all time of our wealth; in the hour of death, and in the day of judgment,

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Good Lord, deliver us.

We finners do befeech thee to hear us, O Lord God, and that it may please thee to rule and govern thy holy Church univerfal in the right way;

We befeech thee to hear us, good Lord.

15 That it

may please thee to keep and ftrengthen in the true worshipping of thee, in righteousness and holiness of life, thy fervant GEORGE, our moft gracious King and Governor;

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.

16 That it may please thee to rule his heart in thy faith, fear, and love; and that he may evermore have affiance in thee, and ever seek thy honour and glory;

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.

17 That it may please thee to be his defender and keeper, giving him the victory over all his enemies ;

We befeech thee to hear us, good Lord.

18 That it may please thee to bless and preferve our Gracious

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13 For the fake of these wonderful Things, which Chrift Jefus hath wrought for us, be thou our Protector and Deliverer in Adverfity and Profperity, at the Time of our departure out of this World, and at the Day when an eternal fentence shall be passed upon us.

14 As we have implored thy deliverance, O merciful God, from the fpiritual and temporal Evils of this Life: fo we now offer up our petitions to thee for fuch Things as are needful for us and our fellow Creatures. And firft, we thy unworthy Servants, befeech thee to protect the universal Church of Christ, and guide it into all Truth.

15 Direct and support thy Servant our most bene

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volent Sovereign King George in the true worship and fervice of thee according to Godliness.

16 Infpire his Heart, gracious God, with firm Faith, filial Fear, and ardent Love towards thee. Give him a fteady reliance on thee, and teach him to make thy Glory the general aim of all his actions.

17 Grant himh Almighty Father, thy defence and protection, and enable him to triumph over all his Adverfaries.

18 O God of all goodnefs fend down thy choiceft bleffings upon our amiable Queen Charlotte, their Royal Highneffes George Prince of Wales, the Princefs Dowager of Wales, and all the Royal Family.

Queen Charlotte, their Royal Highneffes George Prince of Wales, the Princess Dowager of Wales, and all the Royal Family; We befeech thee to hear us, good Lord.

19 That it may please thee to illuminate all Bishops, Priests, and Deacons, with true knowledge and understanding of thy Word, and that both by their preaching and living they may fet it forth, and fhew it accordingly;

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.

20 That it may please thee to endue the Lords of the Council, and all the Nobility, with grace, wisdom, and understanding; We befeech thee to hear us, good Lord.

21. That it may please thee to bless and keep the Magistrates, giving them grace to execute juftice, and to maintain truth; We befeech thee to hear us, good Lord.

22 That it may please thee to bless and keep all thy people ; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.

23 That it may please thee to give to all nations, unity, peace, and concord;

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.

24 That it may please thee to give us an heart to love and dread thee, and diligently to live after thy commandments ; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.

25 That it may please thee to give to all thy people increase

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19 Grant O Lord, we beseech thee, all orders of the Clergy a right understanding of thy Word; and give them Grace to prove the perfection of their knowledge by the excellency of their Doctrines, and the purity of their Lives.

20 Endue the Lords of the King's Privy Council, and all the Nobility of this Realm, with judgement to difcern the true interefts of their Country; with Wisdom to form fuch meafures as are most for its advantage; and with religion and integrity, steadily to pursue them.

21 We befeech thee good Lord, to afford thy bleffing and protection to all who are put in truft for the execution of the Laws of this Kingdom, and give them Grace to adminifter Juftice impartially to all Men;

and faithfully to fupport the cause of Truth and Virtue.

22 O fave our Country, gracious God!

23 Let peace, harmony, and unity prevail through the World.

24 Create in us, O Lord, fuch an ardent Love, and filial Fear of thee as will excite us to keep thy Commandments diligently.

25 Give all Chriftians Grace, we beseech thee, O God, to pay an humble and steady attention to thy Word, to embrace its inftructions with fincere affection, and to fhew forth its influence upon their Hearts by producing the Fruits of the Spirit, viz. Love, Joy, Peace, Long-fuffering, Gentleness, Goodness, Faith, Meeknefs, Temperance, Gal. v. 22. 23.

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of grace, to hear meekly thy Word, and to receive it with pure affection, and to bring forth the fruits of the Spirit;

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.

26 That it may please thee to bring into the way of truth all fuch as have erred, and are deceived;

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.

27 That it may please thee to ftrengthen fuch as do stand, and to comfort and help the weak-hearted, and to raife up them that fall, and finally beat down Satan under our feet;

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.

28 That it may please thee to fuccour, help, and comfort all that are in danger neceffity, and tribulation;

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.

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29 That it may please thee to preferve all that travel by and or by water, all women labouring or child, all fick perfons and young children, and to fhew thy pity upon all prifoners and captives;

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.

30 That it may please thee to defend and provide for the fatherless children and widows, and all that are defolate and oppreffed; We beseech thee to 31 That it may please thee to have mercy upon all men; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.

ear us, good Lord.

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26 Grant the light of thy Truth to all fuch, as being deceived by falfe Doctrines, have erred from the Faith. 27 Confirm, O Lord, all Chriftians in their holy profeffion, comfort and affift all fuch as labour under religious doubts and defpondencies, reftore the Sinner, and finally make Virtue triumphant over all its Enemies.

28 Gracious God, deliver, affift, and relieve all that are in peril, want, or affliction.

29 Let thy good Providence watch over and fupport

all Travellers, all Women in Child-birth; all that are in the helpless condition of Sickness or Infancy; and comfort all fuch as are deprived of liberty through War or any other Calamity.

30 Be thou, O Lord, a Father to the Fatherless, and defend the caufe of the Widow; be a friend to the deftitute, and an helper of the oppreffed.

31 All bounteous God, extend thy mercy and good. nefs towards all Mankind,

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