weighed  It is not a trifling thing  It is for life  Heavenly Father wilt thou show me my duty and direct my footsteps  Thou knowest my weakness thou knowest my frailty  O wilt thou look propitiously upon thy child and condescend in infinite mercy to be her strength and guide  Give me wisdom from on high and wilt thou lead and direct my mind  Suffer me not to act in such a manner as to destroy my own happiness or that of any other But may we both act in thy fear and in such a manner as thou wilt approve and bless that our conduct may bring glory to God and peace and happiness to ourselves  Into thy hands O most gracious Sovreign [sic] I desire to commit myself for time and eternity  Do with us [what] seemeth [to] thee good.  Suffer