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Eternal GOD, who in thy Righteous Judgement hat covered many among us with a Cloud in the Day of thy Anger, and hat broken them ore in the place of Dragons, look down upon them we earnetly pray thee, with an Eye of tender Pity and Compaion; Let them know, that Afflictions cometh not out of the Dut, nor doth Trouble pring out of the Ground, and that there is no Evil in the City, and the LORD hath not done it: That o they may with a perfect Reignation ubmit to the Will of GOD, without any murmuring Thought againt Him, or having their Spirits in the least imbittered againt the Providential Intruments of their preent Calamity.

O LORD, Direct than in all their Difficulties, Comfort them under their Sadnes, Support them under Temptation, Provide for them in all their Wants, Secure them in the midst of Dangers, and Cover them under the Shadow of thy Wings, till all thee Calamities be overpat. What Time their Heart is overwhelmed, lead them to the Rock that is higher than they. And in the midt oftheir Thoughts within them, let thy Comforts delight their Soul. Give them Beauty for Ahes, the Oyl of Joy for Mourning, the Garment of Praie, for the Spirit of Heavines. Turn their Weeping into Joy. Put off their Sackloath, and Gird them with Gladnes, to the End their Glory may ing, and not be ilent, and give thee Thanks for ever.

Enrich them with the Graces of thy Holy Spirit, and more epecially, Faith, Patience and Charity, Sanctify to them all their Afflictions, that however grievous they may be for the preent, yet they may work in them the peaceable Fruit of Righteousness in this Life, and for them in the next, an Eternal Weight Of Glory.

And now O mot Merciful Father, we earnetly pray to thee, that thou wouldet et the Dipered and Solitary in Families again, Bring them forth that are bound in Chains, Proclaim an acceptable Year and Liberty to the Captives; Let the orrowful Sighing of the Prioner come before thee, and according to the Greatnes of thy Power, Preerve thou thoe that are appointed to die. And if in thy Providence thou thinket fit to give Way to the Sentence of Death againt them, We mot earnetly pray, that they may be every Way thoroughly prepared, for leaving this naughty and mienbie World: Make them deeply Penitent for their Sins, and Abolve them from the Guilt of them: May their Souls be wahed in the Blood of their Redeemer, and o preented to thee without Spot or Blemih. Mix we pray thee Comfort with their bitter Cup. Fortify them againt the Fear of Death, by the Hope of the Mercy of GOD, a Joyful Reurrecton from the Dead, and Life Everlating. And Good GOD, Preerve them by thy Power, through Faith unto Salvation. All thee Things Mot Gracious GOD we beg of thee, for the Powerful Merits and Interceions Sake of JESUS CHRIST, our only Mediator and Advocat. Amen.