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<dl><dd>Table of Contents.</dd></dl><p>§ I. Morning Services. 
I. An early Service on first waking 3 
II. Morning Service; consisting of Sentences, Confessions, Psalms, Lessons, Versicles, and Prayers 4 
1. For Protection 10 
2. Sanctified Afflictions 11 
3. Patience and Resignation ib. 
4. Physician and Attendants 12 
III. Short Morning Prayers from the Greek Church 13 
The Hours 15 
The Third Hour ib 
The Sixth ditto 18 
The Ninth ditto 21 
§ II. Evening Services. 
I. An Evening Service ; consisting of Sentences, Confession, Psalms, Lessons, Versicles, and Prayers 24 
1. For Protection 31 
2. Patience ib. 
3. Support in Affliction ib. 
4. Thanksgiving 32 
5. Intercession, &amp;c 33 
II. Short Evening Prayers, &amp;c 34 
III. Prayers for Bed-time 36 
IV. A Litany for the Sick 40 
§ III. Special Scriptures and Prayers for the Time of Sickness. 
1. Scriptures for the Sick 47 
A Prayer in Sickness 49 
For a Blessing on the Means used 50 
On taking Physic 51 
That the Affliction may he profitable 52 
For Support in Trouble and Deliverance, &amp;c ib. 
For a Deaf Person 53 
For good use of Deafness ib. 
For a Person suffering Pain 54 
Ejaculations when suffering 55 
On Want of Sleep 56 
For Patience ib. 
Prayers and Ejaculations for Resignation 58 
When there is little hope of Recovery ib. 
Commending Family, &amp;c. into God's Hands 59 
2. Scriptures in the prospect of Death 60 
3. Prayers to he said for the Sick, by the Friends : — 
A Prayer for a Sick Child 64 
Prayers adapted from Ancient Offices 65 
A Prayer to be used when in a State of Stupor 67 
4. Ifragm to bt uaetr a# t&amp;e &amp;our of ©eat!) approaches 68 
A solemn Litany ib. 
A solemn Form of commending the Soul into the Hands of God 72 
A Prayer after the Departure of the Soul 74 
The Widow's Prayer 75 
On the Anniversary of the Death of a Christian Friend 77 
§ IV. Devotions for Women Labouring with Child. 
Address to Mothers 79 
A Prayer during Pregnancy 80 
When the Time of Travail Draweth Nigh 82 
Ejaculations in the Time of Travail ib. 
A Prayer to be used by the Husband, &amp;c 83 
Thanksgiving after ib. 
A Prayer before the Baptism of the Child 85 
§ V. A Penitential Office. 
I. Self-Examination : — 
1. Exhortation to Self-Examination 
A Prayer before 88 
2. Heads of Self-Examination ib. 
Baptismal Covenant ib. 
The Commandments 90 
A Prayer 92 
S. Examination of Religious Actions ib. 
4. The Special Precepts of the Gospel 92 
II. A Commination 94
Exhortation to Repentance 95 
Miserere Deus 98 
Confession of Sins 99 
A Prayer for Pardon 101 
Psalms, Lessons, &amp;c 102 
III. A Penitential Litany 106 
A Prayer for Pardon 108 
§ VI. Office preparatory to the Holy Communion. 
I. On Preparation for the Sacrament 110 
1. Acts of Resolution to lead a New Life 116 
2. Acts of Faith in Christ, &amp;c 118 
3. An Act of Love 119 
Aspirations after Faith, Hope, and Charity 121 
4. A Litany for those about to Communicate : ... 122 
A Prayer for the Benefit of Christ's Passion 124 
II. A Prayer for all about to communicate 125 
Devotions at the time of Communicating 126 
Thanksgiving 128 
An Act of Praise ib. 
III. A General Intercession ISO 
§ VII. Thanksgivings. 
Proper Psalms 134 
A Thanksgiving to the Holy Trinity ib. 
After recovering from Sickness 136 
A Form of Thanksgiving, with an Enumeration of God's Blessings 137 
On the Anniversary of our Baptism 141 
For any Special Blessing 142 
§ VIII. Occasional Prayers. 
A Prayer for Church and State 144 
For the Preservation of the Catholic Church ib. 
A Prayer for Unity 145 
A Prayer for Dissenters ib. 
A humble Confession of Sin, with Supplication for Pardon 146 
A renewal of the Baptismal Covenant 150 
Prayers for the Benefits of Baptism 151 
For Repentance 152 
A Litany for Repentance, Pardon, and Grace 153 
A Prayer for Reformation of Life 155 
Prayers against the Love of the World 157 
For a low Esteem of all Worldly Things 158 
A Profession of Faith, &amp;c 159 
A Prayer for Faith 173 
A Prayer for Hope 175 
For Charity 176 
For Holiness ib. 
A Prayer for the Graces of Faith, Hope, and Charity 177 
A Prayer against Sensuality 178 
For Temperance 179 
For Chastity, &amp;c ib. 
For Evangelical Righteousness 180 
For Mortification 181 
On giving Alms ib. 
Ejaculations before reading the Scriptures 182 
A Paraphrase on the Lord's Prayer ib. 
A Prayer for Realizing the Divine Presence 191 
For the Fear of God 192 
For Trust in God in Sickness ib. 
A Prayer in time of Temptation 193 
A Prayer for Resignation to the Will of God 194 
A Prayer for Spiritual Illumination 195 
A Prayer for Purity of Heart and Heavenly Wisdom 196 
A Devout Prayer to the Holy Jesus 197 
For the Imitation of the Holy Life and Example of Jesus 198 
For a Mortified Spirit 200 
For Meekness and Humility ib. 
For the Love of our Neighbour 201 
A Prayer to follow Christ's Example 202 
A Prayer for one depressed in Spirit ib. 
A Prayer for one tempted to despair 203 
On Preparation for Judgment 204 
A Prayer for a joyful Resurrection 205 
§ IX. Sentences and Prayers for the Feasts and Fasts of the Church. 
A Table of the Feasts and Fasts 207 
Advent 209 
St. Andrew 210 
St. Thomas  211 
Antiphons for Seven Days before Christmas ib. 
Christmas-Day 212 
St Stephen 213 
St. John the Evangelist 214 
The Holy Innocents 215 
Circumcision 216 
The Epiphany  217 
The Conversion of St. Paul 218 
The Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary 220 
Palm Sunday 221 
Easter-Day 222 
St, Mark, Evangelist 225 
St Philip and St James 226 
The Ascension of our Blessed Lord 227 
Whitsuntide 229 
Trinity Sunday 233 
St Barnabas ib. 
St John Baptist 234 
St Peter  ib. 
St James the Great 235 
St. Bartholomew 236 
St Matthew 237 
St Michael and all Angels 238 
St Luke 239 
St Simon and St Jude 240 
All Saints 241 
The Vigils and Fasts 244 
Sentences and Prayer for a Vigil 244 
The Ember-Days 246 
Ash-Wednesday, and Season of Lent 247 
The Holy Week 248 
Prayers on the Life and Death of our Saviour Jesus Christ ib. 
Good Friday and Holy Saturday 257 
Rogation-Days 260 
Appendix 261 
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<dl><dd>With additional engraved title page: A companion for the Christian in seasons of affliction</dd>
<dd>From the library of James David Forbes</dd>
<dd>Inscribed on front free end paper: To F.F.F. from H.F. 15 January 1847</dd></dl><br>Subjects: Suffering; Pastoral theology; Sick; Prayers</div>
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