That it may please thee to guide his heart in thy faith, fear, and love, that he may evermore put his trust in thee, and ever seek thine honour and glory;

We beseech thee to hear us, good LORD. That it may please thee to be his defender and preserver, and to prosper all his righteous undertakings against his enemies;

We beseech thee to hear us, good LORD. That it may please thee to bless and preserve all the royal family;

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We beseech thee to hear us, good LORD.

That it may please thee to illuminate all the ministers of thy gospel with true knowledge and understanding of thy word, and that both by their preaching and living they may set it forth and shew it accordingly;

We beseech thee to hear us, good LORD. That it may please thee to endue the lords of the council, and all the nobility, with righteousness and understanding; We beseech thee to hear us, good LORD.

That it may please thee to bless and keep the magistrates; giving them wis

If at any time hereafter any of the royal family shall be directed by Government to be prayed for by name, their names are to be here inserted.

dom

dom to execute justice, and to preserve

peace;

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

We beseech thee to hear us, good LORD. That it may please thee to give to all nations, unity, peace, and concord; We beseech thee to hear us, good LORD. That it may please thee to give us a heart to love and fear thee, and diligently to live after thy commandments;

We beseech thee to hear us, good LORD.

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

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

We beseech thee to hear us, good LORD.

That it may please thee to strengthen such as do stand, and to comfort and help the weak-hearted, and to raise up them that fall, and finally to give us the victory over all temptations;

We beseech thee to hear us, good LORD.

That

That it may please thee to succour, help, and comfort all that are in danger, necessity, and tribulation;

We beseech thee to hear us, good LORD.

That it may please thee to preserve all that travel by land or by water; all women labouring of child; all sick persons, and young children; and to shew pity upon all prisoners and captives;

We beseech thee to hear us, good LORD.

That it may please thee to defend and provide for all fatherless children and widows, all that are desolate and oppressed, and especially all those that suffer for righteousness sake;

We beseech thee to hear us, good LORD. That it may please thee to have mercy upon all men ;

We beseech thee to hear us, good LORD. That it may please thee to forgive our enemies, persecutors, and slanderers, and to turn their hearts;

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.

That it may please thee to give and preserve to our use the kindly fruits of the earth, so that in due time we may enjoy them;

We beseech thee to hear us, good LORD. That it may please thee to accept our

sincere repentance; to forgive us all our sins, negligences, and ignorances; and to enable us to amend our lives according to thy holy word;

We beseech thee to hear us, good LORD.

Min. Glory be to God in the highest; People. And on earth peace: good will towards men.

¶ The following Prayers are to be read as they are here placed, except when the Litany is read. When the Litany is read, the three first of the following Prayers are to be omitted. The Prayers to be read by the Minister alone, the Clerk and Congregation saying Amen; all kneeling or standing.

A Prayer for the King.

LORD, our heavenly Father, high and mighty, king of kings, lord of lords, the supreme ruler of princes, who dost from thy throne behold all the dwellers upon earth; most heartily we beseech thee with thy favour to behold our sovereign king George: and so replenish him with thy grace, that he may alway incline to thy will, and walk in thy way. Endue him plenteously with heavenly gifts; grant him in health and happiness long to live; prosper all his righ

teous

teous undertakings against his enemies*; and, after this life, may he attain everlasting joy and felicity through thy mercy and goodness in Christ Jesus our Lord. Amen.

A Prayer for the Royal Family. ALMIGHTY God, the fountain of all goodness, we humbly beseech thee to bless tall the royal family: endue them with a holy spirit; enrich them with thy heavenly grace; prosper them with all happiness, and bring them to thine everlasting kingdom, which thou hast promised by Christ our Lord. Amen.

A Prayer for the Clergy and People. ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who art the author of every good and perfect gift, communicate unto all ministers of the gospel, and unto all congregations committed to their charge, the true knowledge of thy word; and, that they may truly please thee, pour upon them the continual dew of thy blessing.

* This alteration was made by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners in 1689; each article, we are told, as soon as agreed on, being signed by the Bishop of London.-Candid Disquisitions, p. 277. 279.

+ See note p. 23.