of our appointed time till our change comes. And now, O Lord, hear, accept, and bless us; and do for us above all we can ask or think, for Jesus Christ's sake. Amen.

HYMN

For Monday Evening.

Come magnify the Lord with me,
Come, let us all exalt his name :
I sought the eternal God, and he
Has not expos'd my hope to shame.

I told him all my secret grief,
My secret groanings reach'd his ears;
He gave my inward pains relief,
And calm'd the tumult of my fears.

To him the poor lift up their eyes;
On them his love delights to shine :
A beam of mercy from the skies

Fills them with light and joy divine.

His holy angels pitch their tents

Around the men that serve the Lord;
O fear and love him, all his saints;
Taste of his grace, and trust his word.

Lord, we will bless thee all our days,
Thy praise shall dwell upon our tongue ;
Our souls shall glory in thy grace,

While saints rejoice to hear our song.

PRAYER

For Monday Evening.

O most holy Lord God Almighty, who is a God like unto thee! Thou art infinitely blessed in thyself, and the gracious author of all our blessings. Thou art the only sovereign Lord, who canst do what thou pleasest in heaven and earth. Thou alone hast everlasting life in thyself, and thou only canst bestow it upon others.

O our God, we are ashamed, and blush to lift our faces before thee; for our iniquities are increased over our heads, and our trespasses are grown up even unto the heavens. If we should attempt to justify ourselves, our own mouths would condemn us. We have walked after vanity and become vain : we have forsaken our own mercies. Our hearts are bent to backslide from thee the living God; they are deceitful above all things, and desperately wick

ed.

Lord, we come to thee, as the poor publican, praying, "God be merciful unto me a sinner." Sprinkle our consciences with the blood of Jesus, and we shall be clean; wash us in that crimson fountain,

and we shall be whiter than snow. May we be justified freely through faith in Christ Jesus. Let us have access unto that grace wherein thy believing people stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. Let thy Spirit witness with our spirits, that we are children of God, and joint heirs with Christ.

Lord give us a wise and understanding heart: that which we know not teach thou us. O Holy Spirit guide us into all truth, and make us to understand wherein we have erred. Make thy way plain before our face. Lord give us to believe, and make us strong in faith, giving glory to God. Let our hearts be purified by faith; and by faith enable us to overcome the world, to resist the devil, and to live continually upon Jesus, drawing out of his fulness grace for grace. Unite our hearts to fear thy name, that we may never depart from thee. Give us grace to love thee supremely, to delight ourselves always in thee, and thus experience the fulfilment of the desires of our souls.

May the very God of peace sanctify us wholly, and may our whole spirit be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Let goodness and mercy follow us all the days of our life:

and when we walk through the valley of the shadow of death, be thou with us, that we may fear no evil. Redeem our souls from the power of the grave, and at length receive us to thy glory, through Jesus Christ, our blessed Lord and Saviour; to whom with Thee, and the Holy Spirit, be all honor and glory, thanksgiving and praise, for ever and ever. Amen.

MEDITATION

For Tuesday Morning.

GOD'S LOVE TO SINFUL MAN.

"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” John iii. 16.

God in Christ, is a God of pity and compassion to us; a God of patience, a God of mercy, with whom is plenteous redemption; a God pardoning iniquity, and pass ing by transgression: loving us in our low estate; pardoning and washing us; saving us from our sins and from the wrath to come. Such is the great love that kindles ours; abused love, provoked love, and yet forgiving love! They to

whom much is forgiven, will love much! Now, in Christ, we have not only an interest in God, but, in some degree, a present possession. "He that hath the Son, hath the Father also." We see his light, we behold and taste his goodness, we enjoy his presence, he dwelleth in us, and we in him; and hence we love, and herein we rejoice. No wonder, that carnal hearts are strangers to this. But, oh! what a sad wonder it is that Saints, who have so often mounted towards heaven, are yet no nearer home: that they, whose feet are so often on the mountain of the Lord, should be still so much on earth; so far from God, when God is among them. Where, Christians, are your affections? How is it they are here below? What

have you here? Your city is above, your home is above, your God, your Jesus, your treasure is above. How is it that where your treasure is, your hearts are not also? that you direct to heaven your eyes, your prayers, your complaints, your promises, and still leave your hearts below? Did we love our God more, we certainly should be more with him, and to better purpose; we should not go away without his blessing nor throw it away when we had obtained it.

Without this what is knowledge,