CHAPTER VIII *.-PART I.

We are Born for Work, Others for a Watch:

Next we for a Watch And They for Our Work.

Bless the Lord, O my soul, O Lord my God, thou art very great, thou art clothed with honour and mercy. Ps. 104-1.-Thou coverest thyself with light, thou stretchest out the heavens like a curtain. Ps. 104-2.-Thou coveredst the earth with the deep, as with a garment. Ps. 104-6.-Thou hast set a bound that they may not overpass, they turn not again to cover the earth. Ps. 101-9.-Thou sendeth the springs into the valleys, which run among the hills. Ps. 104-10.--Thou watereth the hills from thy chambers, the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works. Ps. 104-13.-Thou causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man; Ps. 104-14.-Thou appointed the moon for seasons, the sun knoweth his going down. Ps. 104-19-Thou makest darkness, and it is night, wherein all the beasts of the forest forth do creep. Ps. 104-20.-The sun ariseth, they gather together, and lay them. down in their dens. Ps. 104-22.-Man goeth forth unto his work, and to labour until the evening. Ps. 104-23.

O Lord, how many fold are thy works, in wisdom hast thou made them all, and the world is full of thy riches. Ps. 104-24. So is this great and wild sea, wherein are things creeping innumerable. Ps. 10425.-There go the ships, there is that leviathan, whom thou hast made to play therein. Ps. 104-26.-These wait all on thee, that thou mayest give them their meat in due season. Ps. 104-27.-Thou givest them, they gather; thou openest thine hand, they are filled with good. Ps. 104-28. -Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled; thou takest away their breath they die, and return to their dust. Ps. 104-29.-Then shall the dust return to the earth, as it was; and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it. Ecc. 12-7.-Thou dost open thine ey es to such an one, thou callest him into judgment with thee. Job 14-3-Thou prevailest for ever against him, and he passeth; thou changest his countenance, and sendest him away. Job 14-20.-Thou sendest forth

*My God bless David ;-For I write here for the Word of God, " Psalm 104."-Lord Saviour.

thy spirit, they are created; and thus thou renewest the face of the earth. Ps. 104-30. His sons come to honour, but he knoweth it not, they are brought low but he perceiveth it not. Job 14-21-Thus the glory of the Lord shall endure for ever, the Lord shall rejoice in his works. Ps. 104-31.

CHAPTER IX-PART II,

In Trouble Men the Gods Invoke, When Sick Submit to Virtue's Yoke-Gri.

Thou shalt love thy God with all thy heart; with all thy soul and mind and with all thy strength; this is the first commandment. Mark 12-30.—Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain. Deut 5-11.-For God is the Spirit; and they that worship him, must worship him in spirit and in truth. John 4-24-And if thou seek him, he will be found of thee, but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever. I Chron. 28-9.

O, come, let us worship and bow down, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker. Ps. 95-6.-O God, thou art my God, so early will I seek thee. Ps. 63-1.—As thy loving kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee, Ps. 63-3.-0 Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise. Ps. 51-15.-As for me, I will call upon God; and the Lord shall save me, Ps. 55-16.-My heart is fixed O God, my heart is fixed; I will sing and give thy praise. Ps. 57-7.Hear unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God; for unto thee will I pray. Ps. 5-2.-My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O Lord, in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up. Ps. 5-3.-I will praise thee, O Lord, among the people; I will sing unto thee among the nations. Ps. 57-9,-For thy mercy is great unto the heavens, and thy truth unto the clouds. Ps. 57-10 —I will declare thy name unto my brethren; in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee. Ps. 22-22,-I will stretch forth my hands unto thee, my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Ps. 143-6.-Seven times a day do I praise thee, because of thy righteous judgments. Ps. 119-164. -evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud; and he shall hear my voice. Ps. 55-17.-Let my prayer be set before thee as

incense, and the lifting up of my hand as as the evening sacrifice. Ps. 141-2-Thus my mouth shall speak praise of the Lord, and let all bless thy holy name for ever. Ps. 145-21.

God sendeth and giveth both mouth and the meat.

God be merciful unto us, and bless us; and cause thy face to shine on us. Ps. 67-1.-Let thy way be known upon earth, thy saving health among all nations. Ps. 67-2.- O Lord, thy mercy is in the heavens, thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds, Ps. 36-5.-Thy righteousness is like the great mountains, thy judgments are a great deep, O Lord, thou preservest man and beast. Ps. 36-6.-Let them exalt him in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the assembly of the elders. Ps. 107-32.

Let the people praise thee, O God, let all the people praise thee, Ps. 67-5.-Then the earth shall yield her increase, and God, even our God shall bless us. Ps. 67-6.—Thou visitest the earth and waterest it; Thou preparest them corn, when thou hast so provided for it. Ps. 65-9 -The ey es of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them meat in due season. Ps. 145-15.-Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing. Ps. 145 16.

I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken; nor his seed begging bread.-He is ever merciful, and lendeth ; and his seed is blessed. Ps. 37-25, 26.-He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifted the needy out of the dunghill. Ps. 113-7 —That he may set him with princes, even with the princes of the people. Ps. 113-8.-He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds. Ps. 147-3.-He covereth the heaven with clouds, he prepareth rain for the earth, he maketh the grass to grow on tho mountains. Ps. 147-8.-He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry. Ps. 147-9.-He turneth the wilderness into a standing water, and dry ground into water springs. Ps. 107-35.-And there he maketh the hungry to dwell, that they may prepare a city for habitation. Ps. 107-36.

Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Selah. Ps. 68-19.-Whoso is wise, and will observe these things, even they shall understand the loving kindness of the Lord. Ps. 107-43,

God never made his work for man to mend.

The heavens declare thy glory O Lord! and the firmament sheweth thy handywork. Ps. 19-1.-Yea, the heavens declare thy righteousness, and all the people see thy glory. Ps. 97-6-Thou art high abov^ all the earth, thou art exalted above all the gods. Ps. 97-9,-For as much as there is none like unto thee, O Lord! thou art great, and thy name is great in might-Jer. 10-6-0 Lord! how excellent is thy name in all the earth, thou hast set thy glory above the heavens. Ps. 8-1,-Thy righteousness, O God! is very high; O God! who is like unto thee, who has done great things. Ps. 71-19.

Be thou exalted, O God! above the heavens, and thy glory above all the earth. Ps. 10-5,-Be thou exalted, Lord, in thine own strength; so will we sing and praise thy power. Ps. 21-13,-Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night showeth knowledge. Ps. 19-2-There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard. Ps. 19-3.-O Lord! Thine is the greatness, power and glory! All that is in heaven and earth is thine. O Lord! Thine is the kingdom, and thou art exalted as head above all. I Chro. 29-11.--O Lord! Thou reignest over all, riches and honour come of thee! In thine hand is power and might, and in thine hand it is to make great, and to give strength. I Chro. 29-12.

I will extol thee, my God, O King, and I will bless thy name for ever. Ps. 145-1.-Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion endureth throughout all generations. Ps. 145-13.-Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name, worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness. Ps. 29-2.-Glory ye in his holy name, let the heart of them rejoice that seek the Lord. Ps 105-3.-Blessed be his holy name for ever; and let the whole world be filled with his glory. Amen, and Amen. Ps. 72-19.

Some go to Church for some talk, a few for the Love of God.

One thing have I desired of the Lord, that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life. Ps. 27-4.—I will come into thy house; and in thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple. Ps. 5-7.-There will I offer in thy tabernacle sacrifices of joy, I will sing, yea, I will sing, praises unto the Lord. Ps. 27-5.-For the zeal of thine house bath eaten me up. Ps. 6 -9.

I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy loving kindness and for thy truth. Ps. 138-2.-For my soul thirsteth for God, for the living God; when shall I come and appear before God. Ps. 42-2,-My soul longeth for the courts of the Lord; and my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God. Ps. 84-2.-For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. Ps. 84-10.-And I will go unto the altar of God unto god my exceeding joy. Ps. 43-4.-O send out thy light and thy truth, and let them lead me unto thy tabernacles.

Ps. 43-3.

O come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the Lord our Maker. Ps. 95-6.-For honour and majesty are before him; strength and beauty are in his sanctury. Ps. 96-8.-Thy way, O God! is in the Sanctuary; who is so great a God as our Lord? Ps, 77–13.—— -And they have seen thy goings, O God! even the goings of my God, my King, in the sanctuary. Ps. 68-24.

Lord, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth. Ps. 26-8-I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever; I will trust in the covert of thy wings. Selah. Ps. 61-4.

We will go into his tabernacles; we will worship at his footstool; Ps. 132-7-Blessed are they that dwell in thy house; they will be still praising thee. Selah. Ps. 84-4.

God comes with leaden feet, but strikes with iron hands.

Sing unto God, sing praise to his name; extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name Jah, and rejoice before him. Ps. 68.4.-A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation. Ps. 68-5-The Lord hath prepared his throne in the heavens; and his kingdom ruleth over all. Ps. A,103-19.-Thy throne is established of old; thou art from everlasting. P. 93-2.-Thy testimonies are very sure; holiness becometh thine house, O Lord; for ever. Ps 93-5-Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion endureth throughout all generations. Ps. 145-13.

The Lord shall judge the people; Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end but establish the just. Ps. 7-8-9.-Thou hast done wonderful things thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth. Isa. 25-1.-When he maketh in quisition for blood, he remembereth