heavenly paradise, where there are pleasures to be enjoyed, pure and perfect, unmixed and uninterrupted, adequate to the capacities and commensurate with the existence of our immortal spirits.

EXER. XIII.

Penetential confession of sins with humble prayer, prompted by encouraging hopes of the mercy of God unto eternal life.

Mas. BEHOLD, O Lord, we are vile; what shall we say unto thee, who art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity.

Fam. If thou, Lord, shouldst mark iniquity, O Lord, who shall stand? But there is forgiveness with thee.

We will acknowledge our sins unto the Lord, and our iniquity we deprecate; confessing our transgressions, and imploring his pardoning mercy, in the name of Jesus.

Reflecting on our past offences and ingratitude, confusion taketh hold on our spirits, that causeth us to be ashamed of ourselves.

Let us with profound humility bow before God and give glory to him, and make confession, with deep contrition and hearty sorrow.

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.

It behoves us, with penitence, to lay our hands on our mouths, and our mouths in the dust, crying unclean; and to resolve, for the

future, to cleanse our ways, by taking heed thereto, according to God's holy word.

We will arise and go to our heavenly Fa ther, and will say unto him, Father, we have sinned and done evil in thy sight, and have forfeited the character of dutiful children; we beseech thee to pardon our iniquities, for they are great.

Who can understand his errors? Cleanse thou us, O Lord, from secret faults; keep us also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over us.

Search us, O God, and know our hearts; try us, and know our thoughts; and see if there be any wicked way in us, and lead us in the way everlasting.

O thou Universal Parent and Friend of mankind, have mercy on us, we beseech thee, and grant us, redemption through the blood of Jesus, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of thy grace.

Blessed is the man, whose transgression is forgiven; whose sin is covered, and unto whom the Lord imputeth not iniquity.

Happy, in the assurance which the gospel gives of pardon, on repentance, let us labour to subdue each irregular inclination and appetite, to pluck up every vicious habit, and to acquire that holy character, which is a necessary preparation for the inheritance of the saints in light.

Rejoicing in the glorious prospect opened before us into futurity, by the revelation of Jesus Christ, let us cast off the works of darkness, and put on the armour of light.

Anticipating the final Euge of our Lord, may our path be that of the just, which, as the dawning light, increaseth gradually in lustre to the perfect day.

We will be steadfast and immoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as we know that our labour shall not be in vain in the Lord..

EXER. XIV.

Rejoicing in the Lord as a being of transcendent excellence, whose kind providence watches over us continually for good, and fills our hearts with delight and gladness.

Mas. REJOICE in the Lord, O ye righteous, for he is good, and his mercy endureth forever.

Fam. Blessed be the Lord our God, who is continually loading us with his benefits, whose providence sustains us from day to day, and whose unwearied munificence supplies our daily returning wants.

Let us esteem it the noblest employment of our rational powers and faculties, to celebrate the praises of the universal Parent of good, the Former of our bodies, the Father of our spirits, and Preserver of our lives.

The transcendent excellencies of his na.. ture demand our sublimest praise, and render him, at once, the object of the devout admiration and delightful contemplation of all holy intelligences throughout the whole sys tem of the creation.

Let the people praise thee, O God, let all the people praise thee; for thou art infinite in évery perfection, and all nations, before thee, are as a drop of the bucket.

The Lord hath done great things for us, whereof we are glad; by his providence the lines are fallen to us, in a land of light and valley of vision, and we have a goodly heritage.

Amidst a profusion of distinguishing blessings, both civil and religious, he presideth over the vicissitudes of the seasons, and crowneth each revolving year with his benediction, filling our hearts with food and gladness.

He chargeth his guardian providence with the care of us, both in the busy scenes of the day, and silent watches of the night, and causeth the voice of health and prosperity to resound in our habitations.

The blessings of his goodness alleviate the cares and assuage the sorrows unavoidably incident to this state of mortality.

The promises of his grace do also animate our souls with the liveliest hopes of brighter scenes, beyond these sublunary climes.

May the incense of praise, therefore, ever ascend from the altar of our grateful hearts, in devout ascriptions to the benevolent Author of our being and enjoyments.

We will still put our trust in the Lord, who is the confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of them who are afar off upon the sea.

The Lord is our portion, therefore will we hope in him. He is our strong habitation, whereunto we may continually resort.

Our souls wait thou upon God; cast our cares upon him, and be of good courage, and he will strengthen our hearts, and visit us with salvation.

In all our ways acknowledge God, and he will direct our paths. Commit our works unto him, and our thoughts will be established.

Be not anxious for our lives, saying, what shall we eat? or, what shall we drink? or, wherewithal shall we be clothed? For our heavenly Father knoweth that we have need of these things, and hath promised to bestow them on those who seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness.

EXER. XV.

The goodness of God, especially towards the righteous, affording them protection and support, and showering down upon them blessings innumerable.

Mas. TRULY GOD is good to Israel; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.

Fam. Know ye, that the Lord he is God; it is he who made us, and not we ourselves : We are his people and the sheep of his pas

ture.

He ordereth our circumstances in life; he maketh poor and maketh rich; and dispenseth blessings or calamities among the children of men, as his infinite wisdom sees fit.

His ears are always open to the cries of the needy and distressed; he redeemeth their