bears with our manners; and the kindness, that employs so many means to advance our everlasting welfare.

We grieve to think, that a world so full of thy bounty, should be so empty of thy praise. O that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men. Bless the Lord, all his works, in all places of his dominion, bless the Lord, O my soul.

Again, thy visitation hath preserved our spirits. Through the dark and silent watches of the night, thou hast suffered no evil to befall us, nor any plague to come nigh our dwelling. And we are not only the living to praise Thee, this morning-but the distinguished, and the indulged. Many who have seen the light of the day, as well as ourselves, are encompassed with want, and pain, and wretchedness-but we have all things richly to enjoy.

Thou takest pleasure in the prosperity of thy servants: may we always take pleasure in the advancement of thy glory. Thou art never weary in doing us good; may we never grow weary in well doing. Thy mercies are new every morning; every morning, by thy mercies, may we present our bodies a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable, which is our reasonable

service.

And to the God of our salvation, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, be ascribed, the kingdom, the pow er, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.

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MONDAY EVENING.

O THOU, in whose presence angels bow, and archangels veil their faces, enable us to serve Thee, with

reverence and godly fear. O Thou, who art a Spirit, and requirest truth in the inward parts, help us to worship Thee in spirit and in truth. O righteous Father, we would not come to Thee harbouring the love of any sin in our bosoms: for Thou hast assured us, that if we regard iniquity in our hearts, Thou wilt not hear us. We must address Thee as sinners; but we acknowledge our transgression, and our sin is ever before us; we desire to have nothing more to do with idols; we hate every false way; and long to be Israelites indeed, in whom is no guile.

Nor would we, O God, appear in thy presence, indulging a worldly temper, and seeking after an abundance of those things, that afford no satisfaction in the possession, and perish in the using. After all these things do the Gentiles, seek, and our heavenly Father, knoweth what things we have need of, before we ask Him; and will administer them as our wants and welfare may require. We are hastening towards an hour, which will show us the vanity of all earthly pursuits and possessions. When a few more suns have rolled over us, it will be a matter of indifference, whether we have been rich or poor; successful in our enterprizes, or disappointed; admired of our fellow-creatures, or despised—But it will be of eternal moment to us, that we have mourned for sin; that we have hungered and thirsted after righteousness ; that we have loved the Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity; and gloried in his cross,

May these objects, therefore, however despised of men, engross our chief solicitude. May we labour for that meat, which endureth unto everlasting life: may we lay up treasure in heaven; may we seek the honor that cometh from God only. O, remember us with the favour Thou bearest unto thy people, and visit us with thy salvation. Deliver us from the condemnation of the

law, and the bondage of corruption, and bring us into the glorious liberty of the children of God. Justify us freely from all things, and renew us in the spirit of our minds. Produce in us those principles and dispositions, which will render thy service perfect freedom; and make it our meat to do the will of our heavenly Father, and to finish his work.

Expel from our minds all sinful fear and shame, and with firmness and courage may we confess the Redeemer before men, and go forth to Him without the camp, bearing his reproach. And may our zeal be according to knowledge. Fill us with all wisdom and spiritual understanding. May we walk circumspectly. May we never take a wrong course, or a wrong step. May we venture on nothing, without asking counsel of God. Without prejudice, may we repair to the scriptures, and kneeling before the divine oracles, ask, Lord, what wilt Thou have me to do? May we faithfully study our conditions and connexions in life, and observe every dispensation of thy providence, that we may see how we can honor Thee in our body and spirit, and serve our generation according to the will of God.

Thou hast commanded us to be pitiful, and to pray for all men. We would remember, that every moment of pleasure to us, is a moment of anguish to some; and that while our health and our relative comforts are continued, many are confined to beds of languishing, or sighing. Lover and friend hast Thou put from me, and mine acquaintance into darkness. In the multitude of their thoughts within them, may thy comforts delight their souls; and if not in the suffering, yet in the review of their trials, may they be able to say, It is good for me that I have been afflicted. Let not the prosperity of the successful destroy them; or the table of the indulged, prove a snare, In every state may the voice be heard

and obeyed, arise and depart hence, for this is not your

rest.

for us.

We know not what a day may bring forth; yet we would not be anxious in prospect of the future, nor perplex ourselves with that care about events, which, it is our duty and privilege, to cast upon Him, who careth We would keep our minds in perfect peace, being stayed upon Thee. Assure us, that nothing can befall us without thy permission, appointment, and administration; assure us that Thou hast engaged to make all things work together for our good-say to our hearts, I will never leave Thee nor forsake Thee

Grant us thy counsels for our guide,

And then receive us to thy bliss ;

All our desires and hopes beside,

Are faint and cold compared with this.

Amen.

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TUESDAY MORNING.

O THOU God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob; the God of all the righteous, and of all that hunger and thirst after righteousness: blessed are the people that are in such a case, yea, happy is the people whose God is the Lord. May we be fellow heirs, and of the same body, and partakers of thy promise, in Christ, by the gospel.

We hope in thy word.

There we see Thee, not on a throne of judgment, whose term would make us afraid, but on a throne of grace, waiting to be gracious, and exalted to have mercy. There we hear Thee saying, not -Depart ye cursed into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels, but-Look unto me and be ye

saved, all the ends of the earth, for I am God and there is none else. They that know thy name, will put their trust in Thee, for Thou Lord hast not forsaken them that seek Thee. How many glorified in heaven, and what numbers now living on earth, are thy witnesses, O God, exemplifying in their recovery from the ruins of the fall, the freeness, and riches, and efficacy, of thy grace. All that were ever saved, were saved by Thee, and will, through eternity, exclaim, Not unto us O Lord, not unto us, but to thy name give glory, for thy mercy and for thy truth's sake.' And after all thy communications, Thou art the same Lord, over all, and rich unto all, that call upon Thee. Thou hast the same ear to hear, the same heart to pity, the same hand to deliver.

But Thou hast chosen to transact all thy concerns with us through a Mediator. In Him, it hath pleased Thee, that all fulness should dwell. Him Thou hast exalted at thy own right hand, to be a Prince and a Saviour, to give repentance unto Israel and remission of sins.

To Him therefore may we look; on Him may we entirely depend; and in Him, with all the seed of Israel, may we be justified and glorified. May we know how to derive relief from his sufferings, without losing any of our abhorrence of sin, or longing after holiness. May we feel the double efficiency of his blood, in tranquillizing our consciences and cleansing them: may we delight in his service as well as his sacrifice; and under the constrainings of a love that passeth knowledge; may we live, not to ourselves, but to Him that died for us and rose again.

In all our approaches to Thee, may we have boldness and access, with confidence, by the faith of Him. Give us much of the spirit of grace and of supplication. By a constant readiness for the duty, and a frequent per