TWENTY-SIXTH MORNING.

ALMIGHTY AND MOST MERCIFUL GOD! We beseech Thee to pour down Thy blessing on us Thy servants, who are now assembled to worship Thy holy name.

Thou art infinitely great and glorious! Before Thee, the angels veil their faces; and the heavens are not pure in Thy sight! We are weak, and helpless; sinful, and corrupt; exposed to dangers on every side, and in continual need of Thy gracious assistance. O Lord, preserve us through this day. By Thee we have been protected during the night. Continue to us Thy wonted care; and guard, we pray Thee, both our bodies and our souls from every kind of evil.

We are now entering on the duties of our several callings. May the LORD enable each of us to be faithful and diligent in them; as those who must hereafter "give account of all things done in the body," to Him who is the Judge of quick and dead.

We desire to remember that Thine eye seeth us wheresoever we are; and pierceth even into our inmost thoughts. We pray, therefore, that all our most secret ways may be pleasing unto Thee, O Thou searcher of hearts! Let us not attempt to deceive either ourselves, or those around us, by the mere appearance of goodness; but may we have the testimony of our consciences, that in simplicity and godly sincerity we have our conversation in the world.

Give us grace to overcome our sinful appetites and passions; to mortify our pride; and to bring every

member of our bodies, and every faculty of our souls, into captivity to the law of Christ. May we put away all hatred and variance, all anger and strife, all malice and evil-speaking; and may this day be a day of peace and harmony to every member of this family; that so, when we assemble again to worship Thee at night, our prayers may be accepted, being the offering of those who dwell together in love; and who have learnt to forgive one another, even as they hope to be forgiven.

We pray Thee to bless the events which shall befal us on this day. Thou, O LORD, orderest all things for us; and we know not what a day may bring forth. O sanctify to us our prosperity, and our adversity; our health, and our sickness; our daily comforts and enjoyments, as well as our anxieties and disappointments. Purify our hearts, more and more, by the various dispensations of Thy providence; and fit us, by the several vicissitudes of this mortal life, for that great and final change which we must soon experience.

We desire, also, to pay unto Thee our grateful thanks for Thy past mercies. Thou hast sustained us in our infancy; hast guided us in youth; and hast preserved us during our advancing years. Thou hast often raised us when we have been brought low:-Thou hast succoured us in trouble; hast delivered us in sickness; and healed all our infirmities. While others have fallen, we have been kept alive. Day after day, we remain the monuments of Thy mercy; and comforts surround us on every side. O LORD, we bless Thy name for what is past; and we pray, that the remembrance of Thy goodness may lead us to repentance; and may

make us careful to walk according to Thy will, for the days which are yet to come. Pardon our many offences; and grant us perfect remission of our sins, for the sake of JESUS CHRIST.

We further beseech Thee to bestow Thy blessing on our dear friends and relations. Thou hast encouraged and commanded us to intercede for one another; and we desire, therefore, most earnestly to commend to Thy fatherly care all those whom it is our duty to remember in our prayers. We entreat Thee to be merciful to those who have at any time shown us mercy :-to pity poor and the afflicted-to strengthen the weak-and to comfort the desponding mind.

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Have mercy on the rising generation. Save them from the follies and ignorances of their youth; and raise them up to be a seed to serve Thee, when we shall be gathered to our fathers.

Hear us, O LORD, in these our prayers and intercessions, for the sake of our only Saviour JESUS CHRIST. Our Father, &c.

The grace of our Lord, &c.

TWENTY-SEVENTH MORNING.

Almighty and everlasting GOD, who art the Author of our being, the Preserver of our lives, and the Giver of every blessing which we enjoy :-unto Thee do we now direct our Prayer, beseeching Thee this day to supply our returning wants and necessities. Grant unto us all things needful both for the body and soul : and especially, vouchsafe unto us pardon of our sins, through JESUS CHRIST Our LORD.

We confess, that we are unworthy of Thy favour; for we have continually trespassed against Thee: but Thou art good, and gracious, unto those who freely acknowledge their transgressions, and cast themselves on Thy mercy. O LORD, we pray, that we, being delivered from the fear of Thy wrath, through a lively faith in JESUS CHRIST Thy Son, may serve Thee with cheerful and quiet minds; and may partake in all the consolations of Thy Spirit as well as walk in the way of Thy commandments.

We pray for integrity and diligence in our several callings. May we this day remember that Thine eye is upon us. May we carefully avoid hypocrisy, and deceit, and every approach to dishonesty and unfaithfulness. May we, also, watch against pride, and vanity; against envy, and hatred; against selfishness, and covetousness; and against whatsoever sin may most easily beset us. May we each fulfil our proper work with humility of mind; and approve ourselves not only

to those around us, but to Thee, O God, who searchest

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May we, likewise, exercise fervent charity towards Teach us to weep with them that weep, and to rejoice with them that rejoice; and to minister, to the utmost of our opportunities and abilities, to the various wants of our fellow-creatures: following the example of our LORD and SAVIOUR, who hath taught us that "it is more blessed to give than to receive." And grant unto us grace in every respect to adorn by our lives that holy Gospel which we profess.

We pray Thee, also, to guide our future steps. Be Thou our constant helper and defender, ordaining for us that condition in life which shall most conduce to our eternal welfare. If Thou sendest trouble, impart unto us strength to bear it; and save us from those temptations which might prove the occasion of our falling. If prosperity be our lot, give us grace to be thankful for it; and to use with moderation our several enjoyments. May we remember that the time is short —that our light affliction is but for a moment-that our earthly pleasures, also, will soon be past-that all the glory of man is but as the flower of the grass-and that the fashion of this world passeth away.

We would, further, intercede with Thee in behalf of all our friends and relations. Bless them in their persons, in their families, and in all their undertakings. Grant unto them the comforts of Thy grace here; and make them finally partakers of glory everlasting.

We implore Thee to bestow Thy special favour on the rising generation. Save them from the contagion