FOR THINE IS THE KINGDOM, THE POWER, AND THE GLORY, FOR EVER AND EVER. AMEN.

To Thee, to Thee alone, and to Thy Son, and Holy Spirit, be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

EVENING.

"Let my prayer be set forth in Thy sight as the incense; and let the lifting up of my hands be as an evening sacrifice."-Psalm cxli. 2.

That it hath pleased God to add another day to the years of my life; that none of his judgments, to which for my sins I am justly liable, have fallen upon me; that by His grace He hath kept me from all scandalous sins, and from the dangers of an evil world; that He has given me occasions of doing good, and grace to make use of them; that He hath supplied me and my family with the necessaries of this life, and with means of attaining a better :

Accept, O God, of my unfeigned thanks for these, and for all Thy mercies from day to day bestowed upon me. Add this to all Thy favours, I beseech Thee, that I may never forget to be thankful.

Possess my heart with such a deep sense of my obligations to, and dependence upon Thee, for life, and health, and grace, and salvation, that religion may be my delight as well as my duty.

But that I may serve Thee with a quiet mind,

forgive me the things whereof my conscience is afraid, and avert the judgments which I have justly deserved. Remember not the offences of my youth; and in mercy blot out those of my riper years. Pardon my sins of the day past, and of my life past, and grant that they may never rise up in judgment against me. Amen.

"If any man sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous, and He is the propitiation for our sins."-1 John ii. 1.

O most powerful Advocate, I put my cause into Thy hands; let Thy blood and merits plead for me, and by Thy mighty intercession procure for me a full discharge of all my sins.

"Sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee."-John v. 14.

Lord, the frailty of man without Thee cannot but fall. In all temptations, therefore, I beseech Thee to succour me, that no sin may ever get the dominion

over me.

["Pass the time of your sojourning here in fear." -1 Peter i. 7.

May God give me a salutary dread of the unfaithfulness of my own heart; and while my duty obliges me to promote the salvation of others, make me always consider my own frailty and fear for myself.

"As my Father hath sent me, even so send I you."-John xx. 21.

O my Saviour? I acknowledge Thy goodness in appointing unworthy me a successor of Thy Apostles. Cause me thoroughly to weigh the sanctity of my calling, and to discharge it faithfully.

I have given you an example.

Yes, my Lord and Master, but I am ashamed when I consider how far I come short of this example; how poor my pains have been; how little of my time, my labour, my care, my thoughts, have been spent in Thy service.

O Lord, pardon what is past, and give me grace to study Thy spirit and conduct, and follow them more faithfully for the time to come.

"My sheep hear My voice; and I know them, and they follow Me."-John x. 27.

And may I, O Sovereign Pastor, always so speak, as that my flock may hear and understand me; so converse with them, as that I may know them; and lead such a life, as that they may safely follow me.

"Take heed unto thyself, and to thy doctrine; in so doing, thou shalt both save thyself and them that hear thee."-1 Timothy iv. 16.

Amen.-The good Lord grant that I may edify the Church both by my life and doctrine; that I may faithfully teach the mysteries, defend the faith, and maintain the truths of the Gospel.

"In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves."-2 Timothy ii. 25.

O Jesu, impart to me a portion of that Spirit which prevailed with Thee to preach to a people who regarded Thee not, who rejected, who crucified Thee. Make me always sensible of my own infirmities, that I may treat others with compassion.

O God, engrave this truth upon my heart, that every moment of my life belongs to Thee. That I may preach Thy Word; and may my prayers be evermore acceptable in Thy sight, O Lord, my strength and my Redeemer !

"When I sent you without purse, and scrip, and shoes, lacked ye any thing?"-Luke xxii. 35.

O bountiful Lord and Master! Who hast prevented all my wants and necessities to this day, grant that no anxious thoughts and fears for the future, no spirit of infidelity, may ever tempt me to distrust Thy providence, or to better or secure my condition by any unworthy means.

"Remember the word that I said unto you; the servant is not greater than his lord."—John xv. 20.

My Lord and Master, may I never forget this truth, and then I shall never fear, never complain of injuries, evil treatment, or afflictions.

They watch for your souls, as they that must give account."-Hebrews xiii. 17.

We cannot answer for ourselves, and yet we stand charged and are accountable for others. Who can think of this without trembling? In mercy, O God, communicate to me a degree of grace, and a zeal answerable to the work I have undertaken, and the account I am to give.

"Blessed are those servants, whom the Lord when. he cometh shall find watching.”—Luke xii. 37.

The good Lord grant that I may be ever watchful in the way of my duty, and faithful in performing it. That I may live in the daily expectation of my Lord's

coming; and that when I die, I may be made partaker of that blessedness which God hath promised His faithful servants.]

"Whoso dwelleth under the defence of the Most High, shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty." -Psalm xci. 1.

May the Almighty God take me, my family, my friends, my relations, my benefactors, and my enemies, under His gracious protection; give His holy angels charge concerning us; preserve us from the prince and powers of darkness, and from the dangers of the night; and keep us in perpetual peace and safety; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Hear me, O God, not according to my weak understanding, but according to the full importance of that holy prayer, which Jesus Christ has taught us, and which I presume to offer :

Our Father, which art in Heaven, &c.

OUR FATHER, WHICH ART IN HEAVEN; HALLOWED BE THY NAME.

God will be glorified in the salvation of souls.
If the Almighty God were not my Father, I might

expect vengeance instead of mercy.

May I glorify Thee in a faithful discharge of the

duties of my calling.

May I show by my life that God is

my

Father.