of offering thee a rational and religious service, yet every man, at his best estate, is altogether vanity.

8. F. We will give thanks unto the Lord and praise him with our whole hearts, we will rejoice in him, for he maintaineth our right. His throne is established in equity, and he will finally judge the world in right

eousness.

9. M. O praise the Lord, who dwelleth in Zion, whose power, wisdom, and goodness are underived and infinite, aud without whose permission and superintendance not even a sparrow falleth to the ground.

10. F. Trust in the Lord and thou shaltbe satisfied; delight in him and he will give thee thy heart's desire; commit thy ways unto him and he will be thy present guardian and friend, and thy final and eternal portion.

11. M. Praise, O our souls, the glorious Jehovah, who is clothed with honour and majesty, and dwelleth in light inaccessible.

12. F. The Lord spreadeth out the heavens as a curtain; the clouds are his chariots and he moveth on the wings of the wind; He maketh his angels spirits, and his ministers a flaming fire.

13. F. Give unto the Lord the glory due to his name; worship him in the beauty of holiness, and with the inward devotion and homage of the heart, for all things are naked and open to his view, and he requireth truth in the inward part.

14. F. Lord, who shall be admitted to the habitations of the heavenly paradise? He,

who, under the sacred influence of religion and virtue, worships thee in spirit and in truth, and with unfeigned integrity dischargeth the duties of justice, fidelity, and charity towards his neighbour.

15. M. He, who promiseth and performeth, who is faithful in his convenants and true to his engagements, who loves God supremely, and his neighbour ás himself.

16. F. The Lord will reward him according to the purity of his intentions, and the regularity of his actions; for verily there is a reward for the righteous, and their expectation shall not be disappointed.

EXER. II.

Calculated to inspire the soul with honorary and exalted conceptions of the Deity; to strengthen our faith in him; and encourage the virtues of a pious and good life.

1. Master THE Lord reigneth, let the earth stand in awe before him, and with gladness of heart rejoice in his sovereign dominion.

2. Family. The Lord rideth upon the heavens in his might, and in his excellency on the skies; the clouds are the dust of his feet; fire and hail, snow and vapour, thunder, storm, and tempest fulfil his word.

3. M. If God be for us, who can be against us? He sitteth in the circuit of heaven, and the inhabitants of the earth are before

him as nothing. He frowneth at the plots of the wicked, and bringeth the counsels of the froward to nought.

4. F. Happy then are those whom he receives under the wings of his holy protection. Encircled in the arms of his almighty guardianship, they rejoice in security, amidst those alarming convulsions and tumults, which threaten to involve the world in misery and ruin.

5. M. O Thou Most High, guard us, we beseech thee, as the apple of the eye; secure us under the shadow of thy wings; may we be satisfied with thy goodness, and behold thy face in righteousness.

6. F. Bless the Lord, O our souls, and rejoice in the God of our salvation. Let us choose him for the portion of our inheritance, and order our conversation aright before him. Then he will maintain our lot, and secure for us a goodly heritage under the smiles of his gracious providence.

7. M. In all the important affairs of life, let us take God into our consideration and counsels; and in a way of well doing, repose our confidence in him, as the rock of ages. Then shall we not fall; but be supported through life, rejoicing in the views of futurity; moreover also our flesh shall finally rest in hope.

8. F. O Thou fountain of light and wisdom, guide our feet, we beseech thee, into the path which leadeth to life eternal; that we may finally be admitted to thine heavenly presence, where there is fulness of joy, and

be placed at thy right hand, where are pleas

ures evermore.

9. M. We adore thee, O Lord, who art our shield and strength, our refuge and fortress. In thee we will put our trust. We will call upon thee in the day of trouble, and thou wilt hear our voice, and preserve us in safety, as not to fear the wrath of man, nor the malice of any of the powers of darkness.

10. F. Considering, that if we do well, we shall be accepted; but if we do not well, remorse will be the issue, God will be displeased, and his providence frown upon us.

11. M. God's ways are prefect; the word of the Lord is tried; he is a buckler to those who put their trust and confidence in him.

12. F. With the merciful, he will shew himself merciful; with the upright, he will shew himself upright; with the pure, he will shew himself pure; and with the froward, he will shew himself froward.

13. M. For the time approaches, when he will pronounce, Those who are unjust, let them be unjust still; and those who are filthy, let them be filthy still; and those who are righteous, let them be righteous still; and those who are holy, let them be holy still.

14. F. Thy law Almighty God is perfect, converting the soul; thy testimony is pure, making wise the simple; thy statues are right, rejoicing the heart; thy commandment is pure, enlightening the eyes.

15. M. Moreover, by them are thy servants warned; and in keeping them there is a great reward.

16. F. Blessed are those that do his commandments, they will have a right to the tree of life, and will enter in through the gates of the city.

EXER. III.

God's eternity and man's mortality, with suitable petitions; peculiarly proper on occasion of the death of a near friend or rela

tion.

1. Master. O LORD our God, who inhabitest eternity, and fillest immensity; how excellent is thy name in all the earth, and thy glory above the heavens.

2. Family. Before the day was; before the mountains were brought forth, or ever the earth and the world were formed; even from everlasting to everlasting thou art God; the same yesterday, to day, and forever.

3. M. The earth and the heavens shall perish, but the Lord shall endure forever. They shall wax old as doth a garment, and as a vesture shall he fold them up, and they shall be changed, but his years have no end.

4. F. His goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting; and the number of his years cannot be searched out.

5. M. One day is with the Lord, as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day, and our age is as nothing before him.

6. F. Man fleeth as a shadow, his days are swifter than a post.-We do all fade away as a leaf, and there is none abiding.