The Master or Mistress having called together as many of the Family as can conveniently be present; let one of them, or any other whom they shall think most proper, say as follows; all kneeling.

Acknowledgment of GOD'S mercy and Preservation, especially the

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LMIGHTY and Ever

Night past. lasting GOD, in whom we live and move, and

have our Being, and whose Mercy is over all thy Works; We thy needy Creatures, in a thankful Sense of thy good Providence over us, render thee our humblest praises for thy Preservation of us from the Beginning of our Lives to this Day. Blessed be thy Holy Name for the continual Protection of thy Hand, by which we have been defended amidst the Changes and Chances of this mortal Life, and kept and delivered from innumerable Dangers, and particularly from the Terrors and evil Accidents of the past Night. To thy watchful Providence we wholly owe it, [*that

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*When Disturb- [*that no Disturb

ances of any Kind

befall a Family, in- ance hath come

stead of this, say,

Dangers, we are

[that notwithstand nigh us or our ing our Fears, and Dwelling, but that brought in Safety to we have enjoy'd quiet and refresh

the Beginning of this

Day.]

ing Sleep, and are brought in Safety to the Beginning of this Day.] For these and all thy other Mercies, our Souls do bless and magnify thy Glorious Name; humbly beseeching Thee to accept this our Morning Sacrifice of Praise and Thanksgiving, for his Sake, who lay down in the Grave, and rose again for us, thy Son our Saviour Jesus Christ. A

men.

AND

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ND since it Dedication of Soul is of thy Service, with a Re

and Body to God's

mercy, O Gracious solution to be growing daily in GoodFather, that ano- ness. ther Day is added to our Lives; we here dedicate both our Souls and Bodies to Thee and thy Service, to promote thy Glory and our own Salvation, in a sober, righteous, and godly Life. We renounce the Devil and all his Works, the Vanities of this wicked World, and all the sinful Lusts of the Flesh; desiring Nothing so much as to serve Thee faithfully all the Days of our Life. And we sincerely resolve so to improve the Time which thou shalt be pleased to grant us in this World,

World, that we may every Day become better Christians, and persevere in Holiness and Righteousness unto the End. In which Resolutions do thou, O merciful God, confirm and strengthen us; and especially this Day keep it stedfastly in the Purpose of our Hearts to perform them, that as we grow in Age, we may grow in Grace, and in the Knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.

For Grace to enable us to perform that Resolution.

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UT, Lord,
Thou know-

est the Weakness and Corruption of our Nature, and the manifold Temptations that we