Mercifully protect us this night from all evil, and grant that we may see the light of another day in peace, through Jésus Christ our Lord.

Our Father, &c.

MONDAY MORNING.

That the World may not render God's Word ineffectual.

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O GOD of the spirits of all flesh, let day begin with thee. We have had the privilege of waiting on thee in thine house And we desire to be thankful, that we were not suffered to waste that time in idleness or pleasure, which thou in mercy gavest us for the work of our salvation.

But we must likewise implore thy forgivefor though we have reason to praise thee for keeping us from profaning the

ness;

Sabbath, yet we may look back with shame on the manner in which we performed its duties. O how little was there of that deep humiliation, with which our confessions ought to be uttered;-of that fervency, with which our prayers and praises ought to be offered; -and of that solemn attention, with which thy word should be heard!

Yet, O gracious God, defective as all our services were, we hope and trust, that through the merits and intercession of thy dear Son, we were accepted in thine ordinances; and we bless thy holy name for having given us the opportunity of attending them,

But although the day of rest is over, and we must now be employed in the affairs of the present life, we are yet in thy sight; and ought to endeavour to approve ourselves to Thee, even in the common affairs of life.

We begin, therefore, this part of the week with supplication to Thee, O God of all grace; humbly beseeching thee to make us so mindful of thy continual presence, that all

our behaviour may serve to show, that Thou art still in our thoughts.

Defend us, O Lord our God, while we are employed about the things of this life, from the hurtful influence they may have on our minds. Mercifully regard thy frail creatures who have to encounter with the cares, the difficulties, the allurements of this present world let them not overwhelm us, nor make us forgetful of those blessed truths we so lately heard.

O Lord, we feel our weakness; we remember how we have been borne away by the crowd of temporal affairs, that have pressed on us as soon as the Sabbath was over. Before the evening of another day has come, the serious and salutary impressions that had been made upon us by thy word, have almost been effaced. Sometimes we have lost almost the relish of those good things which we have tasted; and have been scarcely able to recollect the peace, the hope, and the joy, which we felt in the closet, and in the congregation.

O let it not be thus with us this day. In our most busy hours, let us not lose a sense of thy presence. Let the influence of thy holy word be forcible and abiding. Having heard it, we are now called to show forth the effect it should have on our hearts and lives; 0 may it be manifest, that we are endeavouring to practise, while we are out of thy house, the heavenly lessons which we received when we were within it,

And permit us, Father of mercies, to petition for others, as well as for ourselves. We would feel for those thoughtless persons, on whom the advantages of the day of rest are bestowed in vain. Have mercy on those who set at nought all thy counsel, who are deaf even to the voice of mercy, even to the voice of Jesus the Mediator, and to the blood of sprinkling, which speaketh better things than the blood of Abel. O thou, who canst enlighten the darkest mind, and soften the hardest heart, be merciful to all such; and give them to see and feel those weighty, those eternal truths, which it will be our salvation to regard, but our ruin to neglect,

Suffer not those who may have given some attention to thy word, to satisfy themselves with the knowledge of the truth. Let us be deeply convinced, of the impossibility of being happy till our hearts are truly reconciled to thy will. May we not only know the truth, but may the truth make us free. Break every bond of iniquity; and enable us seriously to consider, that if but one chain hold us in the service of sin, we are still in captivity; though freed from a thousand errors in judgment.

O spirit of truth and love, do thou not only enlighten our minds, but warm our hearts with holy fire. formable to thy will.

tion of our hearts.

Make our wills conSanctify every affecLet all our powers con

spire to glorify our Creator.

We ask these blessings in the name of that Saviour, who taught us to address thee in these words,

Our Father, &c,