Treatise Collection Of Forms Of Prayer
| Author | John Wesley |
|---|---|
| Type | treatise |
| Year | None |
| Passage ID | jw-treatise-collection-of-forms-of-prayer-004 |
| Words | 395 |
6. Have I, before I visited or was visited, considered how
I might thereby give or receive improvement? 7. Have I mentioned any failing or fault of any man, when
it was not necessary for the good of another? 8. Have I unnecessarily grieved any one by word or deed? 9. Have I before or in every action considered how it
might be a means of improving in the virtue of the day? Particular Questions relative to the Love of God. 1. HAVE I set apart some of this day to think upon his
perfections and mercies? 2. Have I laboured to make this day a day of heavenly
rest, sacred to divine love? 3. Have I employed those parts of it in works of necessity
and mercy, which were not employed in prayer, reading, and
meditation? O MY Father, my God, I am in thy hand; and may I
rejoice above all things in being so. Do with me what
seemeth good in thy sight; only let me love thee with all my
mind, soul, and strength. I magnify thee for granting me to be born in thy Church,
and of religious parents; for washing me in thy baptism, and
instructing me in thy doctrine of truth and holiness; for
sustaining me by thy gracious providence, and guiding me
by thy blessed Spirit; for admitting me, with the rest of my
Christian brethren, to wait on thee at thy public worship;
and for so often feeding my soul with thy most precious body
and blood, those pledges of love, and sure conveyances of
strength and comfort. O be gracious unto all of us, whom
thou hast this day (or at any time) admitted to thy holy table. Strengthen our hearts in thy ways against all our tempta
tions, and make us “more than conquerors” in thy love. O my Father, my God, deliver me, I beseech thee, from
all violent passions: I know how greatly obstructive these
are both of the knowledge and love of thee. O let none of
them find a way into my heart, but let me ever possess my
soul in meekness. O my God, I desire to fear them more
than death; let me not serve these cruel tyrants, but do
thou reign in my breast; let me be ever thy servant, and
love thee with all my heart.