A FAMILY MORNING PRAYER.
O thou Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, and ⟨God⟩ of glory, who hast so loved the world as to ⟨give⟩ thy only begotten Son, to the end that all who ⟨believe⟩ in him should not perish but have ⟨everlasting⟩ life, mercifully regard us miserable sinners. ⟨Thou⟩ seest how slow of heart we are to believe the ⟨record⟩ thou hast given of thy Son. Though we ⟨read⟩ of his glory, how little does it affect us! ⟨Though⟩ he has a name which is above every name ⟨in⟩ heaven or earth, how little affiance do we feel ⟨in⟩ him! or consolation from all that he hath done ⟨and⟩ suffered!
Have compassion upon us, O Lord, and help us. ⟨Give⟩ us what thou hast most graciously promised, ⟨The⟩ Spirit of truth, to open our understanding, that ⟨we⟩ may understand the things which are spoken of ⟨thy⟩ Son in the scriptures. O give us the Spirit of ⟨wisdom⟩ and revelation in the knowledge of him; ⟨of⟩ his person and his office; of his love and power ⟨towards⟩ all that hear his voice and follow him; ⟨that⟩ so we may abound in clear, magnificent, and ⟨endearing⟩ thoughts of Christ Jesus the Lord: that ⟨he⟩ may be no less precious to us than he was to ⟨the⟩ glorious company of the apostles, and the noble ⟨army⟩ of martyrs. Thou, O God, hast declared ⟨that⟩ thy Son shall be exalted and extolled, and ⟨shall⟩ be very high. Help us, we earnestly pray ⟨thee⟩, to give him this honour day by day, more ⟨perfectly.⟩ Enable us to comprehend with all saints ⟨the⟩ immeasurable extent of his love; the breadth ⟨and⟩ length, the height and depth thereof.
We beg this of thee, O our God, in order that ⟨we⟩ may have our affections raised up to heaven, ⟨where⟩ Christ sitteth on thy right hand: that we
