9. This is a prayer for the church militant. We must pray for the whole
church, and not for ourselves alone. Save thy people. Deliver them from
their enemies, preserve them from their sins, succor them under their troubles,
rescue them from their temptations, and ward off from them every ill. Thypeople. God’s interest in the church will lead him to guard it from
destruction. Bless thine inheritance. Grant positive blessings, peace,
plenty, prosperity, happiness; comfort all thy dearly-purchased and precious
heritage by thy Spirit. Revive, refresh, enlarge and sanctify thy church. Feed them also. Be a shepherd to thy flock; let their bodily and spiritual wants
be plentifully supplied. And lift them up forever. Carry them in thine
arms on earth, and then lift them into thy bosom in heaven. Elevate their minds
and thoughts, spiritualize their affections, make them heavenly, Christlike,
and full of God.
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