PRAYERS rOR Cn1LDRLN. 325 hope thou wilt spare me, and show me thy love, because thou art a God of mercy, and because Jesus Christ thy Son died upon the cross to save such children as I am, from the pains of hell. Now he is gone up to heaven to plead with God forthem, and to bless them : Grant, O Lord, that I may see his face there here- after, and sing his praises. To thee, O Father, to thy Son and thy holy Spirit, I desire to pay all honour and obedience, now and evermore. -Amen. The Child's Pvening Prayer. O Lord our heavenly Father, thou hast made the night for us to takeour rest ; I pray thee, look down upon me, and watch over me while I sleep ; for if thou take care of me, I need be afraid of nothing. Accept the thanks of a child, for all the good things that I have this day received ; and as I lie down in peace, this evening, so let me awake and rise again in peace, in the morning, to serve thee. Thou seest and hearest every thing that I have said or done all this day : O pardon every one of my faults, and benot angry with me, for thy Son Jesus Christ iras suffered death for our sins, and I desire to trust in him to save me from thy anger. Let me learn to know thee, while I am a child, and begin to fear thee, and love thee, and to do thy will with delight ; and I humbly ask that thy Holy Spirit may in- struct and assist me,' in all things needful for me to know and to do. Help me to honour my father and mother, to obey all my teachers and governors, to love my brothers and sisters, my friends and neighbours, as I would have them love me : Let me not be an enemy to any person whatsoever, and suffer not others to be enemies to me. I entreat thee, O Lord, for Christ's sake, give me every thing that is best both for my soul and body, for thou art wise and gracious, and able to do better things for me than I am able to ask. And when I have served thee, to my utmost, in this world, then take my soul to live with thee in here.. ven, where I shall serve thee far better than I can do on earth, and give titee glory forever and ever. Amen. The Child's or Youth's Prayerfor Lord's-day Morning. (To be used just after the other morningprayer.) O God of power and grace, who hast raised thy Son Jesus from the dead, the first day of the week, I pray thee raise my thoughts this day up to heaven where .Jesus Christ is. Thou hast taught me to call it the Lord's-day : O may I serve my Lord Jesus much upon his own day, and get more knowledge of him continually. Let me know him as the Son of God and the Son of man, whose name is Emmanuel, or God with us, whó redeemed sinners with the price of. his own blood. Let me lova tohear and to read of God and Christ, and the things of hea- ven : Make me delight in thy worship, and learn what I must believe, and what I must do to be saved from bell. Whether I
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