Wesley Corpus

In her Daily Service she teacheth us all to “beseech God to grant us his Holy Spirit, that those things may please him which we do at this present, and that the rest of our life may be pure and holy;” to pray for our sovereign Lord the King, that God would “replenish him with the grace of his Holy Spirit;” for all the Royal Family, that “they may be endued with his Holy Spirit, and enriched with his heavenly grace;” for all the Clergy and People, that he would “send down upon them the healthful Spirit of his grace,” for the Catholic Church, that “it may be guided and governed by his good Spi rit;”and for all therein, who, at any time, make their common supplications unto him, that “the fellowship ’ or communi cation “of the Holy Ghost may be with them all evermore.” Her Collects are full of petitions to the same effect: “Grant that we may daily be renewed by thy Holy Spirit.” (Collect for Christmas Day.) “Grant that in all our sufferings here, for the testimony of thy truth, we may by faith behold the glory that shall be revealed, and, being filled with the Holy Ghost, may love and bless our persecutors.” (St. Stephen’s Day.) “Send thy Holy Ghost, and pour into our hearts that most excellent gift of charity.” (Quinquagesima Sunday.) “O Lord, from whom all good things do come, grant to us thy humble servants, that by thy holy inspiration we may think those things that are good, and by thy merciful guidance may perform the same.” (Fifth Sunday after Easter.) “We beseech thee, leave us not comfortless, but send to us the Holy Ghost to comfort us.” (Sunday after Ascension Day.) “Grant us by the same Spirit to have a right judgment in all things, and evermore to rejoice in his holy comfort.” (Whit-unday.) “Grant us, Lord, we beseech thee, the Spirit to think and do always such things as be rightful.” (Ninth Sunday after Trinity.) “O God, forasmuch as without thee we are not able to please thee, mercifully grant that thy Holy Spirit may in all things direct and rule our hearts.” (Nineteenth Sun day after Trinity.) “Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of thy Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love thee, and worthily magnify thy holy name.” (Communion Office.) “Give thy Holy Spirit to this infant, (or this person,) that he may be born again.