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and we so seldom consider and deeply ponder what we
confess thou are and in what relation we stand to thy
Divine majesty.

Vouchseafe therefore O God of
all Grace to awaken my mind to a more lively and stedfast
remembrance of thee my Creator my Redeemer my
daily Benefactor and my most loving and tenderhearted
Father in Christ Jesus. O that no day may pass without
some serious and considerate thoughts of those
throngs which so nearly concern my everlasting welfare.
And by thy powerful presence with me enlighten my
mind to a clearer sense of them. Quicken and enliven
that sense I humbly beseech thee and make it so strong
and moving that it may press upon my heart and affections
till it overcome me to surrender Soul & Body
unto thee.

Pardon all my former neglects
of thee and let them not hinder the influences of thy
Holy Spirit upon me by which I may be changed into
thy image and likeness. Sanctify my understanding that
I may rightly concieve thy holy Truths and fully apprehand
them. Sanctify my memory that I may keep
in mind all I know of thee and of thy blessed will
revealed to us in Christ Jesus. Sanctify my will that
I may chearfully embrace and entirely consent to thine
in all things. And Sanctify all my affections,
that