March 28.
God grant that I may, from this day,
Return to my studies.
Labour diligently.
Rise early.
Live temperately.
Read the Bible.
Go to church.
O God, giver and preserver of all life, by whose power I was created, and by whose providence I am sustained, look down upon me with tenderness and mercy; grant that I may not have been created to be finally destroyed; that I may not be preserved to add wickedness to wickedness; but may so repent me of my sins, and so order my life to come, that when I shall be called hence, like the wife whom Thou hast taken from me, I may die in peace, and in thy favour, and be received into thine everlasting kingdom, through the merits and mediation of Jesus Christ thine only Son our Lord and Saviour. Amen.
1764.
Almighty and most merciful Father, who by thy Son
Jesus Christ hast redeemed us from sin and death, grant
that the commemoration of his passion may quicken my
repentance, increase my hope, and strengthen my faith;
that I may lament and forsake my sins; and, for the time
which Thou shalt yet grant me, may avoid idleness, and
neglect of thy word and worship. Grant me strength to
be diligent in the lawful employments which shall be set
before me; grant me purity of thoughts, words, and
actions. Grant me to love and study thy word, and to
frequent thy worship with pure affections. Deliver and
preserve me from vain terrours, and grant that by the
grace of the Holy Spirit I may so live, that after this life
is ended, I may be received to everlasting happiness, for
the sake of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
