have forgot, or were never sensible of! What is man, that thou art so mindful of him? or the son of man that thou shouldst so regard us? who scarce ever mind or regard thee, and those infi∣nite obligations thou hast from time to time laid upon us.
We thank thee for those early advantages of our Christian education, that we were born within the pale of the Church, under the sound of the Gospel, and not amidst Turks and Hea∣then people, which know not thy name; and were betimes by holy Baptism ingrafted into Christ's mystical body.
O inestimable benefit, and that which can never sufficiently be valued! though such is our unthankful carriage for this pe∣culiar favour, which thou hast denyed to millions of men, that deserve it better then we do; that we loath thy Word, slight thy Ordinances, and scoff at thy Ministers; and in effect, through our peevish ingratitude, shew our selves as arrant Turks and In∣fidels, as any of the Turks and Infidels themselves are.
Further, we bless thee for the love of Friends, and the care of Tutors, which put us upon good courses; for the vigour of parts, and the integrity of limbs and senses; for our health and strength; for our peace and plenty; for blessings, both publick and private, personal and national, temporal and spiritual.
For giving us further time and space of repentance; that thou hast not cut us off in the strength of our years, and the height of our lusts; that we are yet on this side hell and the grave, yet in a possibility of Salvation, and are yet alive to praise thee, as we do this day, and to speak well of thy name.
We bless thee for all those opportunities and advantages, thou hast so liberally afforded us, of serving thee, and of saving our own souls; that, if we miscarry either in this world or the next, 'tis not thou by thy grace or thy providence hast been wanting to us, but we have been wanting both to thee and to our selves.
Finally, we return thee our hearty thanks, and praise thy name, for all those afflictions, thou hast at any time laid upon us, and for thy merciful deliverances out of them.
That, when thou hast visited our iniquities, and