A PRAYER. 7 



holy will in the practice of all piety toward thee, and 

 charity towards all men. Inflame our hearts with 

 thy love, cast forth of them what displeaseth thee, 

 all infidelity, hardness of heart, profaneness, hypo 

 crisy, contempt of thy holy word and ordinances, all 

 uncleanness, and whatsoever advanceth itself in 

 opposition to thy holy will. And grant that hence 

 forth, through thy grace, we may be enabled to lead 

 a godly, holy, sober, and Christian life, in true since 

 rity and uprightness of heart before thee. To this 

 end, plant thy holy fear in our hearts, grant that it 

 may never depart from before our eyes, but conti 

 nually guide our feet in the paths of thy righteous 

 ness, and in the ways of thy commandments: in 

 crease our weak faith, grant it may daily bring forth 

 the true fruits of unfeigned repentance, that by the 

 power of the death of our Lord and Saviour Jesus 

 Christ we may daily die unto sin, and by the power 

 of his resurrection we may be quickened, and raised 

 up to newness of life, may be truly born anew, and 

 may be effectually made partakers of the first resur 

 rection, that then the second death may never have 

 dominion over us. Teach us, O Lord, so to number 

 our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom ; 

 make us ever mindful of our last end, and continually 

 to exercise the knowledge of grace in our hearts, that 

 in the said divorce of soul and body, we may be 

 translated here to that kingdom of glory prepared 

 for all those that love thee, and shall trust in thee ; 

 even then and ever, O Lord, let thy holy angels pitch 

 their tents round about us, to guard and defend us 



