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Excerpt from Family and Private Prayers To this Manual of Devotion which, as it was remarked in the preface to the first edition, was taken chiefly from the Liturgy, a second part was added in the next, which Was compiled, in a great measure, from the Writings of devout and godly men in the Church of England. Both of these have now been carefully revised, and, as it is be. Licved, in some respects improved. A third part, derived in a degree from the same sources, has been added in the present edition, which is altogether new. The selections of Psalms prefixed to the Prayers for each morning and evening, and the versicles and litanies which are to be used responsively, it is thought will serve to fix the at: tention of the young, and heighten' the interest of all in the celebration of Family Worship. The prayers for the sick and afflicted were, for the most part, prepared for particular occasions and emergencies, as they arose in the actual discharge of pastoral duty. It may readily be supposed that in a compilation from such a variety of sources, there must have been no slight degree of diffi culty. In reducing to order and harmony what, in several of the works from which it was made, was loosely and immethodically arranged; in collecting together and 1a. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.