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Occasional Prayers.
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A Short Recommendation to God.

INTO the hands of Thy unspeakable mercy, O Lord, I commend my soul and body; my senses, my words, my thoughts, and all my actions, with all the necessities of my body and soul; my going forth and my coming in; my faith and conversation; the course and end of my life; the day and hour of my death; my rest and resurrection with the Saints and Elect.

For the Sick.

Almighty and Eternal God (p. 496).

For a Sick Person near Death.

ALMIGHTY and Everlasting God, preserver of souls, who dost correct those whom Thou dost love, and for their amendment dost tenderly chastise those whom Thou dost receive, we call upon Thee, O Lord, to bestow Thy healing, that the soul of Thy servant, at the hour of its departure from the body, may by the hands of Thy holy Angels be presented without spot unto Thee.

For the Dead.

Almighty, Everlasting God (p. 269).

A Prayer before Study or Instructions.

INCOMPREHENSIBLE Creator, the true Fountain of light and only Author of all knowledge: vouchsafe, we beseech Thee, to enlighten our under-