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A new family-book, or, The true interest of families being directions to parents and children, and to those who are instead of parents : shewing them their several duties, and how they may be happy in one another : together with several prayers for families and children, and graces before and after meat : to which is annexed a discourse about the right way of improving our time / by James Kirkwood ... ; with a preface, by Dr. Horneck.

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A new family-book, or, The true interest of families being directions to parents and children, and to those who are instead of parents : shewing them their several duties, and how they may be happy in one another : together with several prayers for families and children, and graces before and after meat : to which is annexed a discourse about the right way of improving our time / by James Kirkwood ... ; with a preface, by Dr. Horneck.
Author
Kirkwood, James, 1650?-1709.
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London :: Printed for J. Taylor ..., and J. Everingham ...,
1693.
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Subject terms
Family -- England.
Family -- Religious life.
Parent and child -- Early works to 1800.
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"A new family-book, or, The true interest of families being directions to parents and children, and to those who are instead of parents : shewing them their several duties, and how they may be happy in one another : together with several prayers for families and children, and graces before and after meat : to which is annexed a discourse about the right way of improving our time / by James Kirkwood ... ; with a preface, by Dr. Horneck." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A47513.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 6, 2024.

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A Morning Prayer to be taught Children, when they begin to speak.

O Lord, I praise thee for all thy Mer∣cies, and for thy Care of me this Night. Watch over me this Day. For∣give me all my sins, and make me thy Child for Jesus Christ's sake.

This Prayer may be used likewise at

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Night, only changing that Petition [watch over me this Day] into [watch over me this Night.]

When Children come to be four or five years old, the following Prayer may be used.

O Lord my God, what shall I ren∣der unto thee for all thy Mercies! I bless thee for giving me Life, and all things needful to keep me alive. But a∣bove all, I bless thee for sending Christ to dye for me, that he might wash me with his Blood, and make me fit for the Kingdom of Heaven. For his sake have mercy upon me, and forgive me all my sinful thoughts, words, and deeds. Give me Grace to serve thee as I ought to do; that I may not do, nor say a naughty thing, lest thou be angry with me, and cast me into Hell fire.

Lord bless and preserve my Father and Mother and all my Friends and Relations.

I praise thee, O God, for preserving me this Night, watch over me this day; save me from every evil thing. Good Lord

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hear me, and grant me whatever thou knowest to be best for me, for Jesus Christ's sake, in whose holy Name and Words, I pray, Our Father, &c.

This Prayer may be likewise used at Night, by changing only two words, and saying, instead of [preserving me this night] [preserving me this day;] and instead of [watch over me this day] [watch over me this night.]

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