Wesley Corpus

Iet the prayers and sacrifices of thy holy Church, offered unto thee this day, be graciously accepted. “Clothe thy Priests with righteousness, and pardon all thy people who are not prepared according to the preparation of the sanctuary.” Prosper all those who are sincerely engaged in propagating or promoting thy faith and love ( )*: “Give thy Son the Heathen for his inheritance, and the utmost parts of the earth for his possession;” that from the rising up of the sun unto the going down of the same, thy name may be great among the Gentiles. Enable us of this nation, and especially those whom thou hast set over us in Church and State, in our several stations, to serve thee in all holiness, and to “know the love of Christ which passeth knowledge.” Continue to us the means of grace, and grant we may never provoke thee, by our non-improvement, to deprive us of them. Pour down thy blessing upon our Universities, that they may ever promote true religion and sound learning. Show mercy, O Lord, to my father and mother, my brothers. and sisters, to all my friends, ( )* relations, and enemies, * (-) Here mention the particular persons you would pray for. and to all that are in affliction. Let thy fatherly hand be over them, and thy Holy Spirit ever with them; that, submitting themselves entirely to thy will, and directing all their thoughts, words, and works to thy glory, they, and those that are already dead in the Lord, may at length enjoy thee, in the glories of thy kingdom, through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, blessed for ever. Ceneral Questions which a serious Christian may propose to himself before he begins his Evening Devotions. 1. WITH what degree of attention and fervour did I use my morning prayers, public or private? 2. Have I done anything without a present, or at least a previous, perception of its direct or remote tendency to the glory of God? 3. Did I in the morning consider what particular virtue I was to exercise, and what business I had to do, in the day? 4. Have I been zealous to undertake, and active in doing, what good I could? 5. Have I interested myself any farther in the affairs of others than charity required? 6.