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O Merciful Lord, who hast made of one blood, and redeemed by one ransome all Nations of men, let me never harden my bow∣els against any that partake of the same na∣ture and redemption with me, but grant me an Universal Charity towards all men. Give me, O thou Father of compassions, such a tenderness and meltingness of heart, that I may be deeply affected with all the miseries
and calamities outward or inward of my bre∣thren, and diligently imploy all my abilities for their succour and relief. O let not an un∣christian self-love possess my heart, but drive out that accursed spirit, and let thy Spirit of love enter and dwell there, and make me seek not to please my self, but my Neighbour for his good to edification, even as Christ pleased not himself. Lord, make me a faithful steward of all those talents, thou hast committed to me, for the benefit of others, that so when thou shalt call me to give an account of my stewardship, I may do it with joy and not with grief: grant this, merciful Lord, I beseech thee for Jesus Christ his sake.