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The PRAYER.
O My God, my Lord, my Saviour, God of infinite Pow∣er, who dost not only govern thy Creatures by thy great∣ness, but by thy goodness, who canst do no wrong, and hast used me in particular with that respect and tenderness, even in the midst of all the afflictions that have come upon me, that thou hast been more a Father to me than a Judge, and hast rather embraced me than corrected me. Behold! I am go∣ing to remember, what my dearst Lord hath done for my mi∣serable Soul on the Cross; and as I am going to remember the unspeakable Blessings he hath purchased for me, so I desire to remember my Duty of imitating him in his Self-resignation to thy Divine and incomprehensible Will. And here, Lord, I humbly consecrate my Will to thine, I prescribe thee no Rules, no Methods, how to govern me, but leave my self entirely to be disposed of according to thy Will, which way soever thou shalt think fit to lead me to Heaven, and Eternal Happiness, whether by Hunger or Thirst, or Poverty, or Infamy, or the rage and envy of Men, or by other miseries; whether by sick∣ness, or by health; whether by losses, or unkindness of friends; whether it be through good report, or evil report; whether thou wilt have me live, or dye; whether thou wilt have me dye this Year, or the next, or ten Years hence; whether my Death shall be sudden, or slow; whether natural, or violent; whether honourable, or dishonourable; whether upon my Bed, or in a Wood; whether in Fire, or Water: I am resign'd, and content to go where thou biddest me, and to endure what, in thy Wisdom, thou shalt think fit for me. Thy Commands are reasonable. In Wisdom hast thou made them all. I take exception at none. I embrace them all. They are the Light of mine Eyes, and while they be my Guides, I cannot go astray. Thy Providences also are the effect of Eternal Wisdom. No∣thing happens by chance, Thou rulest all Events. Thou go∣vernest all the World; whatever befals me, is either decreed, or permitted by thee; and when thou dost permit things, thou