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Wherefore, though thou hast not visited our house with sickness, and art calling us to humiliation for our sins, yet we would still speak good of my name, and love and bless thee. We desire at this season to remember all the past mercies with which thou hast been pleased to bless us and our household. God forbid that our present grief would make us unmindful of the constant benefits we have enjoyed. How long has each of our family lain down and risen up, gone out, and come in health strength and peace. How long has the candle of the Lord shone upon us without intermission. For these multiplied favours, blessed, Lord, be thy good and holy name; since the smallest of benefits is more than we deserve, and the sharpest affliction less.
To us on account of our transgressions, is mostly due indignation and wrath, tribulation and anguish. Wherefore then should living men complain, men and transgressors for the punishment of their sin? Shall we receive so much good at the hand of the Lord, and shall we not receive evil? patiently and contentedly receive evil also; this (illegible text)mper we know, O Lord, it our bounding duty form it in us. And as in great compassion to (illegible text), thou hast opened a way of relief for us under every trouble by directing. commanding and encouraging us in all our afflictions to pour out our compliments unto thee, and tell thee of all we fear and feel; to thee, O father of mercies, do we make our suplications at this time. O Lord, be not far from us.
In entire submission to thy most wise and holy II, we do now most earnestly pray for that person whose sickness fills us with so much concern. O look upon him (or her) in his low estate; suffer not
