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And although I am fenfible, that my fervice can- 
not increafe or diminiih thy glory, yet it is pleafing 
to thy fervant to be permitted to found thy praife j 
for, O fovereign Lord ! we know that thou alone 
art perfect, and worthy Co be worshipped. O uni- 
versal Father ! look down upon us, we we befeech 
thee, with an eye of pity and companion, and grant 
that univerfal peace and love may prevail in the 
earth, even that divine harmony which fills the hea- 
vens, thy glorious habitation ! - 
And, O fovereign Lord ! ilnce it has pleafed thee 
to endue man with power and pre-eminence here 
on earth, and eftablifh his dominion over all crea- 
tures, may we look up to thee, that our under- 
Handing may be fo illuminated with wifdom, and 
our hearts warmed and animated with a due fenfe of 
charity, that we may be enabled to do thy will, and 
perform our duty towards thofe fubmitted to our 
fervice and protection, and be merciful to them, 
even as we hope for mercy. 
Thus may we be worthy of the dignity and fupe- 
riority of the high and diftinguifhed Station in which, 
thou haft placed us here on earth. 
The morning being fair, and having a gentle fa- 
vourable gale, we left our pieafant harbour in pur- 
fuit of our defired port. 
Now as we approach the capes, behold the little 
ocean of Lake George, the diihmt circular coaft 
gradually rifmg to view, from his mifty fringed 
horizon. I cannot entirely fupprefs my apprehen- 
iions of danger. My veiTel at once diminiihed to 
a nut-fhell, on the fweiling feas, and at the dis- 
tance of a few miles, rnuit appear to the furprifed 
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