APPENDIX. As taught of God, and perfuaded in his own heart, that all that he teacheth is the truth of Chrill ; and walking before his flock, as an ex– ample to them in it; earnefily, both in private and public, recommend– ing his labours to the bleiling of God, and watchfully looking to himfelf and the flock, whereof the Lord bath made him overfeer : So ihall the doCtrine of truth be preferved uncorrupt, many fouls converted and built up, and himfelfreceive manifold comforts of his labours, even in– this life, and afterward the crown of glory laid up for him in the world to come. Where there are more miniil:ers in a congregation than one, and they of different gifts, each may more efpecially apply him(elf to doCtrine or exhortation, according to the gift wherein he moll excelleth, and as they {hall agree between themfelves. Ofprayer qfter Jermon, T HE fermon beingended, the miniller is, "to give thanks fiJr the great "love of God, in fending his Son Jefus Chrill unto us; for the com– " munication of his holy fpirit; for the light and liberty of the glorious gof– " pel, and the rich and heavenly bleilings revealed therein; as namely, elec– " tion, vocation, adoption, jullification, fanttification, and hope of glory ;· " for the admirable goodnefs of God, in freeing the land from antichriflian " darknefs and•tyranny, and for all other national deliverances; for the " reformation of religion ; for the covenant ; and for many temporal " bleilings. " To pray for the continuance of the gofpel, and all ordinan– " ces thereof, in their purity, power and liberty: To turn the chief " and moll ufefu l heads of the fermon into feme few petitions ; and to· " pray that it may abide in the heart, and bring forth fruit. « To pray for preparation for death and judgment, and a watching " for the coming of our Lord Jefus Chrill: To entreat of God the for– " givenefs of the iniquities of our holy things, and the acceptation of " our fJ)iritual facrifice, through the merit and mediation of our great " high priell and Saviour the L ord J efus Chrill." And becaufe the prayer which Chrill taught his difciples. is not only a pattern of prayer, but itfelf a moll comprehenfive prayer, we recom– mend it alfo to be ufed in the prayers of the church. And whereas, at the adminillration of the facraments, the holding public falls, and days of tha nkfgiving, and other fpecial occafions, which may afford matter of fpecial petitions and thankfgivings, it is requifite to exprefs fomewhat in our public prayers (as at this time, it is our du– ty to pray for a bleiling upon the affembly of divines, the armies by fea and
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