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All which I beg of Thee, for the sake of thy Son Jesus Christ, my blessed Saviour and Redeemer. Amen.

Our Father, which art in Heaven; Hallowed be thy Name. Thy Kingdom come. Thy Will be done on Earth, as it is in Heaven. Give us this Day our daily Bread; and forgive us our Trespasses, as we forgive them that trespass against us. And lead us not into Temptation, but deliver us from Evil. For thine is the Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory, for ever and ever.

Amen.

When

say,

When you lie down in Bed,

I will lie me down in Peace, and take my Rest, for it is Thou, Lord, only that makest me dwell in Safety. Ps. iv. 9.

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Suited to the Condition of SERVANTS, and to be said by them in Private; especially when they cannot be present at the Publick or Family Prayers.

MORNING PRAYER.

When you rise out of Bed in the Morning, say,

I laid me down and slept, and rose up again, for the Lord sustained me. Psal. iii. 5.

When

When you have put on your Cloaths, say the following Prayer.

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LMIGHTY and Everlasting God, in whom I live, and move, and have my Being, and whose Mercy is over all thy Works; I render Thee my humble Thanks for thy Preservation of me from the Beginning of my Life to this Time. In particular, I thank Thee for that Thou hast protected me from the Perils and Dangers of the Night past, and hast given me quiet and comfortable Rest, and brought me safely to the Beginning of this Day. Let the same good Providence

Providence still watch over me, and preserve my Goingout and my Coming-in; that I may be defended from all Dangers and Mischiefs, and from the Temptations of the World, the Flesh, and the Devil. Give me Grace to behave myself with Sobriety, Diligence, and Honesty, in the Business of my Station, and with Duty and Submission to those whom thou hast set over me; and to desire and endeavour to live in Peace and Love with my Fellow-Servants. Preserve in me a strict Regard to Truth and Sincerity in all my Words and Actions, and let no Fear of Punishment or Dis

pleasure

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