Christ. Through him, the appointed way, we come for mercy. Through him we would plead, and through him would we throw ourselves on thine infinite grace. God be merciful to us, sinners! And now, Holy Father, our desires are before thee, that in future we may do better. May we from this day determine to watch the hidden springs of action, and see where we are not pure; and to break off our sins by repentance and our iniquities by turning unto thee; and since we are invited to immortality, may we, hereafter, have our conversation in heaven, and every day be preparing to join the great assembly of the just made perfect, in the regions of light, purity, and joy. Enable us, therefore, we devoutly pray thee, to imitate our Saviour. May we, as far as we are able, in the great duties of religion, feel as he felt, think as he thought, and do as he did. May Christ be formed in us the hope of glory. We desire to love thee more, and to serve thee better; to love our Saviour more, and to serve him better; to love each other more, and to serve each other better; and to be more ready to do to others, as we wish others should do to us. O God, may we be Christians in spirit and in deed. Give us, therefore, we entreat thee, more spiritual light and knowledge; more love of sacred things; more faith

and hope; more strength against temptation and sin; more purity and heavenly-mindedness; more indifference to the fleeting objects of earth, and more genuine piety. O may we put on Christ Jesus, and become completely furnished unto every good work.

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Our Father who art in heaven, we look to thee, who givest strength to the weak, and power to the helpless, for aid in the solemn services of thy house. Wilt thou be very near us in mercy ; direct our thoughts, engage our hearts, elevate our affections, and forgive us our sins; and to thee shall be the praise forever, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Prayer after Sermon.

ALMIGHTY God, the Fountain of wisdom, who knowest our necessities before we ask, and our ignorance in asking; we beseech thee to have compassion upon our infirmities; and those things, which, for our unworthiness, we dare not, and for our blindness we cannot ask, vouchsafe to give us, as disciples of thy Son. Through him we pray God to grant, that the words we have now heard with our outward ears, may, through thy grace, be so grafted inwardly in our hearts,

that they may bring forth in us the fruit of good living; to the honour and praise of thy holy name. Forgive what thou hast seen amiss in us, during our waiting upon thee in thy house. We would now commit ourselves to thy care, ascribing to thee, the kingdom, power, and glory forAmen.

ever.

Benediction.

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with Amen.

you.

EVENING SERVICE.

Introductory Prayer.

ASSIST us, O Lord, in all our doings, by thy most gracious favour, and further us with thy continual help; that in all our works, begun, continued, and ended in thee, we may glorify thy holy name, and finally, by thy mercy, obtain everlasting life, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Prayer before Sermon.

HIGH and holy Lord our God! As children before a Parent, as subjects before a Sovereign, as sinners before a Being of infinite purity, we bow before thee in prayer. In the spirit of faith, in the spirit of love, gratitude, and hope, we

desire to make known our requests to our Father in heaven. O may we be duly impressed with knowing that thine eye is this moment upon us. With the voice of praise and thanksgiving, we would again enter thy courts, O thou Most High, and give thee glory, that we are permitted to see the light of another of thy holy days. By these successive returns of duty, thou art reminding us of how much we owe to him who made us, and to him who hath redeemed us. We are united to thee, O Father, by many and tender ties, for thou art our Creator, Preserver, and unwearied Benefactor. We would acknowledge thee in all thou hast enabled us to enjoy ; and we would acknowledge thee in all thou hast brought us to suffer. Thou in wisdom gavest us life, and in kindness dost sustain us. All our springs are in thee. God of mercy and of grace, thy goodness is as wide as thy providence, and thy lovingkindness is from age to age. May true gratitude be awakened in our souls.

We rejoice, O God, and thank thee for the high rank we have in the scale of being. We rejoice, in gratitude to thee, for the gift of rational and moral faculties; yet, above all, we magnify and bless thy holy name, for the inestimable gift of a Saviour, for the means of grace, and the hope of glory. Praise be to God in the highest, for the

gift of his Son, who lived, teaching us how to live; and died, opening beyond the grave the glories of immortality. For these, and for many unfelt blessings, Father, we thank thee.

But while we call to mind thy rich mercies to us, we would with the deepest humiliation and penitence, confess we have been regardless of thy multiplying favours. We have disregarded thine authority, and forgotten our obligations. We lament the coldness of our devotions; the insensibility of our hearts; the frequency of our sins. But, O Lord, we come through him, who died that we might live, and would devoutly pray thee to blot out our transgressions, and hereafter to receive us graciously, and love us freely. Lead us to that repentance which the Gospel requires.

And now, O God, cur desires are before thee, that in future we may understand our religion and our duties more thoroughly. O may we be more pure and holy, more wise and devout; more benevolent to our fellow men; more grateful and obedient to thee. May we have the new heart and new life that Christ requires. Grant us, therefore, to have a more strong, lively, and rational faith in our glorified Redeemer; a faith, that shall have an efficacy and a permanence.

may it act in us, as a practical persuasion of christian truth, and a strong encouragement to a