faith may daily increase; that we may all grow more humble and contrite for our sins; that we may all love thee, and serve thee, and praise thee with fervour and fidelity for evermore.

A Declaration of Forgiveness of all men: from Bishop Cosins.

I do most humbly desire all, and every one whom I have offended, that they would vouchsafe to forgive me. And I do freely and heartily forgive all the world, whereinsoever any hath offended me, or done me any manner of injury whatsoever, even as I desire to be forgiven of God, and to be absolved from my sins, for the merits of my Blessed Redeemer. Amen.

A Thanksgiving after Communion; by Dr. Ed

ward Lake.

ALMIGHTY God, the fountain of all goodness, from whom every good and perfect gift proceedeth, I desire most heartily to thank thee, who hast vouchsafed to feed me with spiritual food, to incorporate me with the mystical body of thy Son, and to make me an heir of thine everlasting kingdom.

I am not worthy, O Lord, of that daily bread which sustains the body, but thou hast made me

partaker of that Living Bread which came down from Heaven, which nourisheth the soul, and of which whosoever eateth shall live for ever. 0 grant that my soul may ever relish this divine food, and feed on it by faith with thanksgiving. Grant that what thou hast bestowed on me in this Holy Communion, for the remission of my sins, may not, by any fault of my own, become the increase of them, but may support and preserve me in every temptation; compose and rejoice me in every trouble; comfort and defend me in the hour of my death, and further me in the attainment of everlasting salvation, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

PRAYERS

COMPOSED BY

SAMUEL JOHNSON, L. L. D.

AND

PUBLISHED FROM HIS MANUSCRIPTS.

BY

GEORGE STRAHAN, A. M.

VICAR OF ISLINGTON, MIDDLESEX, AND

RECTOR OF CRANHAM,

IN ESSEX.

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PRAYERS.

ON MY BIRTH-DAY.

September 18, 1738.

GOD, the Creator and Preserver of all mankind, Father of all mercies, I, thine unworthy servant, do give Thee most humble thanks, for all Thy goodness and loving-kindness to me. I bless Thee for my creation, preservation, and redemption, for the knowledge of thy Son Jesus Christ, for the means of grace and the hope of glory. In the days of childhood and youth, in the midst of weakness, blindness, and danger, Thou hast protected me; amidst afflictions of mind, body, and estate, Thou hast supported me; and amidst vanity and wickedness, Thou hast spared me. Grant, O merciful Father, that I may have a lively sense of Thy mercies. Create in me a contrite heart, that I may worthily lament my sins and acknowledge my wickedness, and obtain remission and forgiveness through the satisfaction of Jesus Christ. And, O Lord, enable me by Thy grace, to redeem the time which I have spent in sloth, vanity, and wicked