406 HENRY KIRKE WH1TE*S REMAINS. 



bless mj studies so far as the}^ conduce to thy glory, and 

 as thy glory is their chief end. My heart, O Lord ! is 

 but too fond of this vain and deceitful world, and I have 

 many fears lest I should make shipwreck of my hope on 

 the rocks of ambition and vanity. Give me, I priy thee, 

 thy grace to repress these propensities : illumine more 

 completely my wandering mind, rectify my understand- 

 ing, and give me a simple and affectionate heart, to love 

 thee and thy sheep vvith all sincerity. As I increase in 

 learning, let me increase in lowness of spirit ; and inas- 

 much as the habits of studious life, unless tempered by 

 preventing grace, but too much tend to produce formality 

 and lifelessness in devotion, do thou, heavenly Father, 

 preserve me from all cold and speculative views of thy 

 blessed Gospel ; and while with regular constancy I 

 kneel down daily before thee, do not fail to light up the 

 fire of heavenly love in my bosom, and to draw my heart 

 heavenward with earnest longings [to thyself]. 



And now, O Blessed Redeemer ! my rock, my hope, 

 and only sure defence, to thee do I cheerfully commit 

 both my soul and my body. If thy wise Providence see 

 fit, grant that I may rise in the morning, refreshed with 

 sleep, and with a spirit of cheerful activity for the duties 

 of the day : but whether I awake here or in eternity, 

 grant that my trust in thee may remain sure, and my 

 hope unshaken. Our Father, &c. 



[This Prayer was discovered araonsrst some dirty loose papers 

 of H. K. W.'s.] 



A PRAYER. 



Lord, give me a heart to turn all knowledge to thy 

 glory, and not to mine : keep mc from being deluded with 

 the lights of vain philosophy ; keep me from the pride of 

 human reason : let me not think my own thoughts, nor 

 dream my own imaginations ; but in all things acting 

 under the good guidance of the Holy Spirit, may I live 



