PRAYERS FOR CHILDREN. 373 and that God may delight to answer the united prayers of child- ren, andpour down his blessings on so religious a family. XII. To sum up all, I should add in the last place: Let all your carriage and behaviqur in the world, both toward God and toward superiors and toward your fellows, be such as be- comes those who profess religion, and pray to God morning and evening. Let a pious care to please God, and a fear of offend- ing him, run through all your speeches and actions. Honour and obey your parents and teachers: Love your brothers and sisters : Be courteous and kind to all : Abstain from all evil words and sinful works : For your prayers will be useless, if you continue in wilful sins: " The prayers of the wicked, who will not repent; are an abomination to theLord." Make it appear, thatyour hearts are sincere and honest in your prayers to God, by endeavouring always fo avoid these sins which you have confessed, as well as to practise those duties, in which, you have prayed God to assist you ; and let it be your daily care to seek to obtain all those blessings, as far as in you lies, which you have asked God to bestow upon you. Thus while prayer and practice go together, you will become christians indeed, you will be the comfort and joy of your friends in this world, you will always find acceptance with God through the mediation of Jesus Christ, and is the world to come, be made happy to all eternity. ilmen.
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