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spirit, for forgivinesse of sins, for Grace to repent, to believe, and to
live soberly, righteously, and godly, and that they may serve God with joy
and delight in walking before him.

They are to give thanks to God for his many mercies to his people, and to
themselves, and especially for his love in Christ, and for the light of
the Gospel.

They are to pray for such particular benefits, Spirituall and Temporall,
as they stand in need of for the time, (whether it be Morning or Evening)
as health or sicknesse, prosperitie or adversitie.

They ought to pray for the Kirk of Christ in general, for all the Reformed
Kirks, and for this Kirk in particular, and for all that suffer for the
Name of Christ for all our Superiours, The Kings Majesty, the Queene, and
their Children, for the Magistrates, Ministers, and whole body of the
Congregation whereof they are members, as well for their Neighbours absent
in their lawfull affaires, as for those that are at home.

The prayer may be closed with an earnest desire, that God may be glorified
in the comming of the Kingdome of his Son, and in the doing of his wil;
And with assurance that themselves are accepted, and what they have asked
according to his will shall be done.

X. These exercises ought to be performed in great sinceritie without
delay, laying aside all Exercises of worldly businesse or hinderances,
Notwithstanding the mockings of Atheists, and profane men; In respect of
the great mercies of God to this Land, and of his severe Corections
wherewith lately he hath exercised us. And to this effect, persons of
eminency (and all Elders of the Kirk) not onely ought to stir up
themselves and their Families to diligence herein; But also to concurre
effectually, that in all other Families, where they have Power and Charge,
the said exercises be conscionably performed.

XI. Besides the ordinary duties in Families which are abovementioned,
extraordinary duties both of humiliation and thanksgiving are to bee
carefully performed in Families, when the Lord by extraordinary occasions
(private or publike) calleth for them.

XII. Seeing the Word of God requireth, That wee should consider one
another to provoke unto love and good works, Therefore, at all times, and
specially in this time wherein profanitie abounds, and mockers walking
after their own lusts think it strange that others run not with them to
the same excesse of riot, Every member of this Kirk ought to stir up
themselve