kind, dispersed over the face of the globe, are the objects of thy paternal care.

We thank thee, O God, for all distinguishing instances of thy goodness and mercy; may we manifest the gratitude of our hearts by the lives of concientious conformity to thy holy will.

We beseech thee to hearken to our requests, and give ear unto our prayer for grace to belp in time of need. For thou art our hope and our trust, and we would secure ourselves under the wings of thine Almighty patronage, amidst the dangers and enemies, with which we may be called to encounter, in the prosecution of our christian warfare.

We will always praise the name of the Lord, and daily perform our vows, and encouraged by past experience, will still wait upon him, and seek his face and favour, imploring the continuation of his merciful regards.

The Lord is our strength and our glory, our tower of refuge and the rock of our salvation. We shall not fall while sustained and supported by his Almighty arm.

If God be for us, who can be against us? For his power irresistible, and none can stay the operations of his hands.

Let us always put our trust in him; pour out our hearts before him; fear him, and keep his commandments, that he may be our friend in time, and portion through eternity.

Blessed are those whom God is pleased to bless, they shall inherit the earth; though they should fall, they shall rise again; they

shall enjoy life and see prosperity, and entail blessings upon their children and children's children to the latest generation.

Let us then put our trust in God, and study to please and to approve ourselves to him, that we may dwell in the land, and be prosperous and happy, under the smiles of his propitious providence, and transmit an inheritance of blessing to posterity.

God hath spoken to us, in his works and word, and we have heard his voice, proclaiming aloud, that power, wisdom and goodness, are essential and immutable perfections of his nature.

His omnipotence and sovereignty are never displayed, but in perfect conformity to eternal reason and rectitude.

He is no respecter of persons, but in every nation, he that feareth him and worketh righteousness shall be accepted, and he will finally render to every man according to his works.

We will therefore always adore his government, and make it the principal care of our lives to know, obey and submit to his will; then shall we pass the remainder of our days in joy and serenity, and, at last, come to the heavenly Zion, with everlasting songs of joy and triumph in our mouths.

EXER. X.

Good men esteem it their highest felicity to approach God in acts of worship, especially in the services of the sanctuary. Suitable for Sabbath morning.

Mas. O LORD, thou art our God, early will we seek thee; our souls thirsteth, yea even longeth for thee; and thy favour commands the most ardent desires of our hearts.

Fam. While many say, who will shew us any good? we would make this our most earnest prayer, Lord, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.

Blessed is the man, O Lord, whom thou chusest and causest to approach unto thee. His soul shall be enriched with heavenly graces, and satisfied with thy goodness.

Give us, we beseech thee, the joy and consolation to behold thy power and thy glo

ry in the sanctuary. There would we adore and bless thee while we live, and lift up our hearts in praise of thy great and holy name.

O Lord, we have loved the habitation of thine house and the place where thine honour dwelleth. And we were glad when they said unto us, let us go into the house of the Lord.

How amiable are thy tabernacles, O Lord of hosts! A day in thy courts is better than a thousand.

Let us bring the sacrifice of praise into the house of the Lord, and there rehearse his righteous and mighty acts. In his temple, let every man speak of his glory.

We will give thee thanks, O Lord, in the great congregation, and will praise thee among the people; for thou only art worthy to be celebrated by the supreme and united adoration of angels and men.

We will pay our homages and our vows unto the Lord in his sacred courts, in the presence of all his people.

Let us rejoice in our religious privileges, and with reverence and sacred awe wait upon God in the services of the sanctuary, cheerfully joining the assembly of saints in public celebrations of his praises.

And when we devoutly approach to God, in the institutions and ordinances of his worship, may our hearts be disposed towards heaven.

May our religious exercises on earth, serve to advance our preparation for the sublimer exercises of contemplation and devotion, in unison with angels and arch-angels, in the world of glory above.

O thou eternal source of being, intelligence and moral excellence; we would give thee hearty thanks for that dignity and preeminence of nature whereby we are rendered capable of contemplation and devotion, and of offering to thee a reasonable and religious service.

We will rejoice in the Lord, who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and maketh us wiser than the fowls of heaven.

Let us celebrate his glorious perfections, displayed in the volume of creation and providence, but more clearly in the sacred pages of revelation.

Let us take diligent heed to the instructions of his word, and treasure them up in good and honest hearts, that we may become wise unto salvation and finally be made partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light.

We will wait upon God in the ordinances of his house, and there publish with the voice of thanksgiving and praise his mighty acts; and make known his wondrous works of love and goodness.

Blessed are they who dwell in the house of the Lord; that behold his beauty in the sanctuary; that are permitted to enquire in his temple, and to celebrate his praises in the assembly of the saints.

They shall go on from strength to strength, and make progressive improvements in faith, piety and holiness, until they are prepared for the sublime pleasures and supreme felicities of the heavenly Zion.

Let us watch daily at wisdom's gates, and wait at the posts of her doors, that we may grow in the knowledge of God and Jesus Christ his Son, whom to know is life eternal.

We will bring the sacrifices of praise into the house of the Lord; we will rehearse his righteous acts, and glorify him in his temple. on earth, that we may at last be admitted to the beatific vision of himself in his temple above.

We will pay our vows and homages to him, in the presence of all his people. We will confess our sins, and make supplication before him in the sacred courts of his house.