Wesley Corpus

O let thy good pro vidence be our defence, and thy good Spirit our guide, and counsellor, and supporter in all our ways. And grant that we may do always what is acceptable in thy sight, through Jesus Christ our Lord; in whose holy name and words we close these our imperfect prayers: “Our Father,” &c. Let thy grace, O Lord Jesus, thy love, O heavenly Father, and thy comfortable fellowship, O blessed Spirit, be with us, and with all that desire our prayers, this day and for eVermoree O LoRD our God, thy glory is above all our thoughts, and thy mercy is over all thy works. We are still living monu ments of thy mercy: For thou hast not cut us off in our sins, but still givest us a good hope and strong consolation through grace. Thou hast sent thy only Son into the world, “that whosoever believeth in him should not perish” in his sins, “but have everlasting life.” O Lord, we believe; help our unbelief; and give us the true “repentance towards God, and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ,” that we may be in the number of those who do indeed repent and “believe to the saving of the soul. Being justified by faith,” let us “have peace with God, through our Lord Jesus Christ;” let us “rejoice in him through whom we have now redemption in his blood;” and let “the love of God be shed abroad in our hearts, by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.” And as we pray that thou wilt be to us a Father of mercies and a God of consolation, so that thou wilt make us “followers of God as dear children,” ever jealous over our hearts, and watchful over our ways; continually fearing to offend, and •endeavouring to please thee. Thou knowest, O Lord, all our temptations, and the sin that doth so easily beset us. Thou knowest the devices of the enemy, and the deceitfulness of •our own hearts. We pray thee, good Lord, that thou wilt arm us with the whole armour of God. Uphold us with thy tree Spirit, and watch over us for good evermore. Let our supplications also ascend before thee for the whole race of mankind.