and always praying to be kept from falling into temptation.

Thou hast conducted us to the conclusion of another week; for all the mercies of which, we desire to be thankful.

us to number our days,

our hearts unto wisdom.

So teach

that we may apply

Our last week, our

last day, our last hour, must come: O that we may stand always ready for it.

Should we live to see another Sabbath, may we enter on the day with fervent desires to profit by it. Prepare our bodies, O Lord, by refreshing sleep, to attend the service of thy house. Prepare our hearts, by thine Holy Spirit, to worship thee with reverence, and to obtain great edification from the ministry of thy word. May we look forward to the Sabbath with earnest desire, and may the prospect of a day spent in thy courts, be always delightful to us.

Teach us, O Lord, to praise thee continually for that mercy, which led thee to set apart a day of rest, that we might hear the

glad tidings of salvation. O let not one of us be ignorant of the value of this blessing. May we hear thy word with joy, and be prepared by the worship of thy courts below, to join that heavenly choir, which shall praise thee in the world of glory. These mercies we look for through Jesus Christ, our only hope. We have no claims to make, nor merit to plead, nor even a reason to offer why thou shouldest bestow one good thing upon us, but what we derive through the mediation of Him who died for our sins. Encouraged by his intercession, we humbly wait for the fulfilment of those desires which he

taught us to utter at thy footstool.

Our Father, &c.

THIRD WEEK.

SUNDAY MORNING.

For a Blessing on the Ordinances of public Worship.

O LORD GOD, who hast in mercy given to us, thine unworthy creatures, another Sabbath; be graciously pleased to enable us to keep it holy. We bless thy name for all the opportunities which this day may afford use of obtaining that wisdom which is from above. Make us all sensible of the worth of our souls, that we may know how to value the means of grace.

O gracious Lord, be pleased to bless the assemblies of christian worshippers with thy presence; that the services of thy house may be conducted with such order, such an impressive sanctity, and such an improving influence on our minds, as may convince us that God is among us of a truth.

O thou who didst command the light to shine out of darkness, in mercy shine into our hearts; that we may savingly know Thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent.

Shew forth on us thy new-creating power, O Lord, in causing us to put off the old man with his deeds, and to put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.

And may that blessed Saviour whom thou hast appointed to be a light to lighten the Gentiles, bring many out of darkness into his marvellous light. May he, who for our sakes was a man of sorrows, see of the travail of his soul this day, and rejoice in the recovery of many a lost sinner.

Most gracious God, we bless thee for frequent opportunities of instruction; for enlightened and faithful ministers; for having the things that belong to our peace set before us. To these mercies, O Lord, we intreat thee to add the influence of thy quickening Spirit that thy word may be still made to

humble the proud, to melt the hardened, to sanctify the unholy, and comfort the distressed.

We thank thee, O God, that we are not deprived, by want of health, of the opportunity of attending thy house. We pray that our souls, as well as our bodies, may be prepared for the duties of the day. Give us a thankful sense of thy mercies; that we may praise Thee with the heart as well as the lips. Give us a contrite remembrance of our sins; that our confessions may not be mere forms. Give us a sense of our entire dependence on thee; that our prayers may not be words of course, but the humble and earnest requests of creatures, who know and feel their necessities. Let us hear thy word with that devout attention which becometh those who have so much to learn, who are so liable to err, so prone to deceive themselves, and so much in danger of being deceived by the world. Let us not only receive its instructions, but also taste the comforts which it imparteth to the humble hearer.

And we pray likewise, O Lord, that thou wouldest preserve us from failing in those