Preserve, O great King of heaven and earth, all Christian princes, especially our sovereign and his family. Grant that his council, and all that are in authority under him, may truly and indifferently administer justice. And to all thy people give thy heavenly grace, that they may faithfully serve thee all the days of their life. Bless the universities with prudence, unity, and holiness. However the way of truth be evil spoken of, may they walk in it even to the end. Whoever forget or blaspheme their high calling, may they ever remember, that they are a _chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people_: and accordingly, _shew forth the praise of him, who hath called them out of darkness into his marvellous light_. With a propitious eye, O gracious Lord, behold all my enemies, and all that are in affliction; give them patience under their sufferings, and grant that they, and all the members of thy church, may find rest, _where the wicked cease from troubling_, and mercy in the great day of trial. In particular I commend to thy mercy, my father and mother, my brethren and sisters, my friends and relations (――――)¹. Lord, thou best knowest all their wants; O suit thy blessings to their several necessities. ¹ Here mention the particulars you would pray for. Let these my prayers, O Lord, find access to the throne of grace, through the Son of thy love, Jesus Christ the righteous: to whom, with thee, O Father, in the unity of the Spirit, be all love and obedience now and for ever! * * * * * WEDNESDAY EVENING. _Particular questions relating to mortification._ 1. Have I done any thing merely because it was pleasing? 2. Have I not only ♦not done what passion sollicited me to, but done just the contrary? ♦ “done” replaced with “not done” per Errata 3. Have I received the inconveniences I could not avoid, as means of mortification chosen for me by God? 4. Have I contrived pretences to avoid self-denial? In particular, 5. Have I thought any occasion of denying myself too small to be embraced? 6. Have I submitted my will to the will of every one that opposed it; except where the glory of God was concerned? 7. Have I set apart some time for endeavouring after a lively sense of the sufferings of _Christ_ and my own sins? For deprecating God’s judgment, and thinking how to amend? O ALMIGHTY Lord of heaven and earth, I desire with fear and shame to cast myself down before thee, humbly confessing my manifold sins and unsufferable wickedness. I confess, O great God, that I have sinned grievously against thee by thought, word and deed (particularly this day). Thy words and thy laws, O God, are holy, and thy judgments are terrible! But I have broken all thy righteous laws, and incurred thy severest judgments; and where shall I appear when thou art angry?