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MEMORIALS OF RAY : 



their doctrine, that they may save themselves and those that hear them. 

 Pity and commiserate all thy afflicted servants, comfort all those that mourn 

 in Sion, bind up the broken-hearted, visit the sick, relieve the oppressed, 

 supply the wants of the needy, comfort the comfortless, be a father to the 

 fatherless, and let not them be ashamed who have put their trust in thee. 

 Be merciful to our friends and relations, and such as are near and dear to 

 us; bless them in all their concernments and undertakings, and with all 

 spiritual and temporal blessings, [Dwell in this family, and delight over us 

 to do good ; be thou the guide of youth, and the staff of the aged ; season 

 those that are young and tender among us with thy grace, give them such a 

 portion of it, as may make them remember thee, their Creator, in the days 

 of their youth.] Keep us, thy unworthy servants, the remaining part of 

 this day in thy fear, watch over us by thy good providence, preserve us from 

 all evil, both of sin and danger ; sanctify our thoughts and meditations, our 

 words and speeches, and all our actions and undertakings, that they may be 

 always pleasing and acceptable in thy sight. Bless us in our going out and 

 coming in, succeed and prosper us in all our lawful occasions and employ- 

 ments, and whatever we put our hand unto in thy fear. Help us to pass 

 through things temporal, that we finally lose not the things eternal. 



III. 



The Morning Prayer. 



Assist us, O Lord, in all good undertakings, in the services we are 

 this day to perform. Help us to mind and intend the business we are 

 about, to wait upon thee without distraction, and not to suffer our thoughts 

 to wander about other objects, that we may not be of the number of those 

 that draw near to thee with our lips, when oui- hearts are far from thee ; but 

 that we may serve thee with purpose of heart, with intention of mind, and 

 with true zeal and devotion, that so we may offer up unto thee spiritual sa- 

 crifice, pleasing and acceptable, by Jesus Christ, our blessed Saviour and 

 Redeemer. 



