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Forgive us our debts, as we forgive our

debtors." (Matt. vi. 12.)

WHEREFORE

Be

"Recover yourselves out of the snare of the devil, ye who are taken captive by him at his will. Submit yourselves unto God; resist the devil, and he will flee from you; draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. sober, be vigilant, because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about seeking whom he may devour. Whom resist, stedfast in the faith." (2 Tim. ii. 26; James iv. 7; and 1 Pet. v. 8.)

A Litany.

FROM all evil and mischief; from
sin, from the crafts and assaults
of the devil; from thy wrath,
and from everlasting damnation,

Good Lord, deliver me.

From all blindness of heart; from pride, vain-glory, and hypocrisy; from envy, hatred, and malice, and all uncharitableness, Good Lord, deliver me.

From fornication, and all other deadly sin; and from all the deceits of the world, the flesh, and the devil,

Good Lord, deliver me.

O Lamb of God: that takest away the sins of the world: Grant me thy peace.

O Lamb of God: that takest away the sins of the world;

Have mercy upon me.

A Prayer.

O GOD, merciful Father, that despisest not the sighing of a contrite heart, nor the desire of such as be sorrowful; Mercifully assist my prayers that I make before thee in all my troubles and adversities, whensoever they oppress me; and graciously hear me, that those evils, which the craft and subtilty of the devil or man worketh against me, be brought to nought; and by the providence of thy goodness they may be dispersed; that I thy servant, being hurt by no persecutions, may evermore give thanks unto thee in thy holy Church; through Jesus Christ our Lord.

A Collect.

LORD, I beseech thee, grant thy servant grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil, and with a pure heart and mind to follow thee the only God; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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SIXTH MEDITATION.

THE GRACES OF THE GOSPEL.

"IF any man have not the spirit of Christ, he is none of his." (Romans viii. 9.)

As yet, then, I have done but little. If I would be of the fold of that "good shepherd, who giveth his life for the sheep," (John x. 14, 15), I must do more in my examination of my principles and my character, than merely look to deficiencies. I must not only look in repentance to past failures, but must advance and make daily progress in the future. I must lift up my soul to God in all the graces of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, in all the fruits of the spirit, in all the humility, and purity, and charity, which constitute the SPIRIT OF CHRIST. Then, let me consider. If I possess jus

tice, fortitude, temperance, and such like, will

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