the greatness of our sins expose us. And take thou, O heavenly Father, the charge, guidance, and government of us; lead us by thy counsel through this world, until thou hast brought us to thy kingdom and glory. In the mean time sanctify to us all thy dealings with us; and seal us thine to the great day of redemption, for the sake of thy tender mercies, and the abundant merits of Jesus Christ, our most blessed Mediator and Redeemer. Amen.

HYMN

For Thursday Evening.

Ye humble souls rejoice,

And cheerful triumphs sing;
Wake all your harmony of voice,
For Jesus is your King.

That meek and lowly Lord,

Whom here your souls have known,
Pledges the honour of his word

T' avow you for his own.

He brings salvation near,

For which his blood was paid;

How beauteous shall

your souls

Thus sumptuously array'd!

appear,

Salvation, Lord, is thine;
And all thy saints confess,
The royal robes in which they shine,
Were wrought by sov'reign grace.

PRAYER

For Thursday Evening.

O Lord, the infinite, incomprehensible Jehovah; thou hast heaven for thy throne, and earth for thy footstool; and all things are in thy sight and at thy disposal. Thou art the great searcher of our hearts, and the observer of our lives, here and every where present. Thou compassest our path, and our lying down, and art acquainted with all our ways. Lord, prepare our hearts to attend upon thy glorious, allseeing Majesty. Work in us, by the power of thy grace, that change which we cannot work in ourselves; for of ourselves we are vile and helpless. Justly mightest thou withdraw thy tender mercies from us, and pour out thy wrath and indignation upon us to the uttermost; making us to feel, by dreadful experience, that it is an evil and bitter thing to depart from thee, the living God. But thy patience is wonderful, thy goodness is infinite; and, as is thy majesty, so is thy mercy. We therefore humbly

beseech thee to stretch forth the hand of thy power and grace, which alone is able to deliver us, who are tied and bound with the chain of our sins; call us effectually, and we shall come unto thee; draw us, and we shall run after thee. Cause us to feel, to abhor, and to forsake our iniquities and, give us a well-grounded apprehension of our being justified through the redemption that is in Jesus. For his sake, vouchsafe us the sanctifying influences of thy Spirit, to transform us into thine own image, and to strengthen us for all the duties of thy service. Perfect, O Lord, that which concerneth us and make us such, both in our hearts, and lives, that we may enjoy thy peace here, and be made meet for the inheritance of thy heavenly glory above. O satisfy us with thy favour; and enable us to rejoice in a sense of thy gracious acceptance of us, and merciful intentions towards us in the Son of thy love. Speak peace to our consciences. Say to each of our souls, I am thy salvation, that we may rejoice in thee as our God and Father in Jesus Christ. And as thou hast been good and kind to us through the day past, so may we experience the continuance of thy fatherly care over us this night Preserve us from all evil.

Vouchsafe to favour us with such needful repose as may refresh and strengthen us for our respective duties. Prepare us especially, we earnestly entreat thee, most holy God, for the final sleep of death; and the solemn account we must shortly give at the judgment-scat of Christ. When our souls are required of us, and we are unclothed of the body, grant that we may not be found spiritually destitute; unsprinkled with the blood of thy Son, unclothed with the robe of his justifying righteousness, nor unadorned with the graces of thy sanctifying Spirit. O cause us, in this our day, the day of life, the only season of preparation, to know and follow after the things pertaining to our everlasting peace, before they are for ever hidden from our eyes. Accomplish the work of thy grace upon our hearts, and cause us to finish the work thou hast given us to do. And whenever thou shalt be pleased to call us hence, we may have nothing to do but to depart in peace, according to thy word; to quit the body with cheerfulness; and in faith fearlessly to commend our spirits into thy gracious hands trusting in the riches of thy grace, and the saving merits of thy blessed Son. And for all that he has so wonderfully effected to recover us, and to obtain eternal redemp

tion for us for whatever good thou hast wrought in us; and for the hope of glory thou hast given us : to thy name, O blessed God of our salvation, we would ascribe all praise and glory, now and for evermore. Amen.

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MEDITATION

For Friday Morning.

"Therefore I say 'unto you, Take no thought your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, nor yet for your bodies, what ye shall put on. Matt. vi. 25.

"I say unto you." What is it that Jesus saith? "Take no thought for your life." He saith it as our lawgiver, and the sovereign of our hearts: he saith it as our comforter, and the helper of our joy.

The care he forbids is, a disquieting, tormenting care, which distracts the mind, and causes it to hang in suspense; which disturbs our joy in God, and casts a damp upon our hope in him; which hinders our enjoyment of what God has given us. He forbids distrustful, unbelieving thoughts; and commands us to cast all our care upon him, and let our souls dwell at ease, believing his gracious assurance, that he careth for us. Take no thought about