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LOving Father, what time so ever I bestow out of thy service, I bestow it on my self, & am a Thief, because I rob thee of thy due. And if I be more ena∣moured with any of thy blessings than with thee, I commit Adultery, and take another God before thee. And if I spend good houres in evill actions to bad pur∣pose, then I commit Trea∣son against thy Majesty.
Give me grace (most lo∣ving Father) to serve thee in righteousnesse and holi∣nesse all the days of my life; to love thee with all my heart, with all my strength, and with all my soul; and to do, say, nor think ei∣ther in merriment or sober∣nesse, but those things which may please thee, and advance thy glory.