unrighteousness of men, that impeniently go on in their trespasses; and let us know, that as we all have sinned, so, except we repent we shall all likewise perish. Even the Saviour of sinners will not save any sinner without repentance; nor dost thou remit what we do not repent; though, upon our repentance, thou hast assured us of thy gracious pardon and acceptance: and when we return unto thee, and humble ourselves before thee, thou wilt shew us thy compassion, and grant us thy salvation. O gracious Lord! great is thy mercy, to vouchsafe to us this remedy; and to deal so favourebly with us, as to forgive and receive us, when we are but sensible of our miscarriages and rebellions; and humbly submit ourselves, and leave off to do, foolishly and wickedly. Such humiliation and reformation is the best and moft needful thing for me to do; but O how averse and insufficient I am to do it! thou Searcher of hearts knowest my heart to be so hardened, through the deceitfulness of sin, that as soon may I.fetch water out of the flint, as godly sorrow out of this obdurate heart, if thou, the great God, do not soften it with thy holy fear, and dissolve, and overcome it with thy powerful love: and that I can no more turn with all my heart to the Lord, than I can turn the course of a river to run back to the fountain, unless thou draw me by thy grace, and give me power from on high, to enable me for the blessed work.

O thou that didst cause water to gush out of the stoney rock, wilt thou break and melt my rocky heart into such contrition as works repent

ance unto salvation. Yea, thou that fashionest all the hearts of the sons of men, take away from me the heart of stone, and give me a heart of flesh, broken and contrite, such as thou wilt not despise, that I may look, upon him whom my sins have pierced, and mourn, and be in bitterness for all the foul offences that I have committed against the Lord of Love, the God of all my mercies. O give me such true repentance for them, that thou mayest also give me full pardon of them. Give me, good Lord, that repentance which thy holy word requires, and such as thy gracious goodness in Christ Jesus will mercifully accept; even the repentance unto life never to be repented of. O help me so to repent, and to be converted, that my sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord. Turn thou me, O Lord God of my salvation, and so shall I be turned, and change my mind, and amend my life, and bring forth fruits meetrepentance; not only confessing and bewailing sins committed, but also hating and forsaking sins confessed and bewailed, loathing as much as ever I have loved the things that displease thy holy will, and dishonour thy blessed

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What I cannot recal, yet Lord, give me grace to repent. And where I am, alas! so far from innocent, Father of mercies, make me penitent. And touch my heart with such a powerful sense of thy all loving kindness, as may work upon my ingenuity, to break my heart for my sins, and from them and make me sorrowfully con

cerned, that ever I should commit offences so great against the God so infinely good: yea, make so circumspect, and full of care, to keep myself henceforth in thy fear and love, that I may never be so strange to thee as I have been, nor fall away from thee, and trespass upon thee, as I have done. Omy God! let thy goodness lead me to such repentance; and help me so to break off my sins, and to turn and cleave unto thy blessed Self, that thou mayest have mercy upon me, and abundantly pardon all my abounding sins, through the infinite riches of thy grace and goodness, in the Son of thy love, my only Saviour Jesus Christ. · Amen.

A Prayer for Faith and Trust in God.

ITHOUT faith it is impossible to please W thee, O God, and therefore I come to beg of thee that faith which is thy gift. Lord help my unbelief, and increase my faith! Whatever thou hast revealed, let me take it upon the credit of thy word; and where I have thy promise, let me not stagger through unbelief, but fully persuade myself, it shall be as thou hast said. O bless and enrich my soul with such a holy, lively, and unfeigned faith, as may en lighten my mind, and purify my heart, and influence my whole life; such a faith as may enable me to receive Jesus Christ for my Saviour, and heartily to give up myself to him for my Lord: so to be ruled and sanctified by him here in this life, that I may be for ever saved and glorified by him in that life which is to come.. O help me to assent unto the truths,

that I may also consent to the terms of the gospel; and work in me that effectual faith which may work by love, and may enable me to over-. come the world, and to live above it, looking at and for the great and glorious things of a better world, those unseen things that are eternal.

In my greatest darkness and distress, O let me trust in the name of the Lord, and stay myself upon my God, committing my ways unto thee, and casting my burthen upon thee, who carest for us; yea, putting my trust in thee, though thou slay me: trusting in thy almighty power to help and save, in thy tender inclinations to pity and relieve, and in the sure promises which thy love hath made, and which thy faithfulness will certainly make good unto all that wait and call upon thee, to remember thy word unto thy servants, upon which thou hast caused them to hope..

And though I am not presently answered in the wishes of my heart, O let me tarry and wait patiently for the salvation of the Lord, and have my eyes upon the Lord my God, till he have mercy on me. Yea, make me so sound and strong in faith, that my faith may never fail; but that it may be found to praise and honour, and glory in every time of trial, and at the great appearing of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ

A Prayer for power to live by Faith upon Christ and the Divine promises.

IT is the command of my Saviour, that they who believe in God, should believe also in

him, as our only Mediator with the Father, to whom none can come but by him; neither is there salvation in any other, who counts it no robbery to be equal with God; yea, who himself is over all, God blessed for ever. But it is life eternal to know him: and none shall perish that believe in him. O the riches of grace, and the wonders of divine mercy, that it should be so done to poor sinners. Blessed for ever be thy glorious name, O God of all grace, who, of thy abundant mercy, hast provided such a wonderful remedy for our sinful misery, to save us through faith in him, where we could not be saved by any merits or performances of our

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Great and holy Lord! in all that ever I do, I cannot but see the extreme need of a Saviour, and that I am undone without the free grace of God in Jesus Christ. And therefore I desire to go even out of myself, and to be found in him; not having my own righteousness, but that which is through the faith of him, and to sit down under the shadow of that blessed tree of life, which yields the richest fruits, most sweet to the taste of all sensible souls. O that Christ, who is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth, may be the Lord my Righteousness! that his righteousness may be imputed to me; and that with the heart I may believe unto righteousness: even so believe in Jesus Christ, that I may be juftified by faith, and have peace with God through him.

The blessed Jesus is my Life and Strength, my wisdom and riches, my health and joy, my