fil all the good pleasure of thy goodness, and the work of faith with power: that the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in us, and we in Him, according to the grace of our God, and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.

WEDNESDAY EVENING.

O THOU that hearest prayer-Through him who is the great Intercessor, let our prayer come before Thee as incense, and the lifting up of our hands as the evening sacrifice. We bless Thee as our Creator, the framer of our bodies, and the former of our souls within us. We praise Thee for the blessings of thy providence, which encompass us on every side, and are continued to us notwithstanding our unworthiness. Thou hast not only given us life and favour, but thy visitation hath preserved our spirit, and secured our personal and relative comforts.

But above all, we thank Thee for thine unspeakable gift. Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. Here our hopes find anchorage; here believing we enter into rest; here all our woes and wants find redress and supplies. O may our souls be united to this Saviour by a divine faith; he the head and we the members; he the vine and we the branches. May we be his disciples and learn of him; his soldiers, and war under his banner; his beneficiaries, and live upon his fullness. When we think of our transgressions of thy law, may we remember him who is the end of the law for righteousness. When we feel our sin, may we think of him whose blood cleanseth from all sin; and when, viewing our trials and duties, our weakness makes us despond, may we

hear the voice that cries My grace is sufficient for thee.

May we be followers of him who was meek and lowly in heart, who pleased not himself, who went about doing good, who said my meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work. Subdue in us the selfishness that is so common to our depraved hearts, and excite in us a disposition to seek after the welfare of others. May sentiments of benevolence and kindness, mingle with all our thoughts, words and actions; may they become more natural, more powerful, more impartial; may we be good to the unthankful and the unworthy, that we may be the children of our Father who is in heaven, for he maketh his sun to shine on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and the unjust.

whole earth.

Yet may we especially do good unto them that are of the household of faith. May all who do the will of our heavenly Father, be dear to our hearts. May we prefer Jerusalem above our chief joy. Peace be within her walls, and prosperity within her palaces. Let her become a praise in the And from the rising of the sun to the going down of the same, may thy name be great among the Gentiles, and in every place may incense be offered unto Thee, and a pure offering in righteousness. The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few; command their increase; and abundantly bless those who are already employed.

And may the sincerity of our prayers appear in our exertions and sacrifices. May we honour the Lord with our substance. In our respective stations may we adore the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things. By every kind of consistent co-operation with our ministers, may we become

helpers to the truth; and carrying the effects of the sermons we hear, and dispensing them among those who refuse to hear, win them without the word. May we never hide it in a napkin, because we have only one talent; but use what we have, that more may be given; and be concerned to obtain from the Judge of all, the approving sentence, of our having done what we could. And may we never despise the day of small things; never grow weary in well doing; but cherish with patience, as well as with diligence, every serious conviction, every pious tendency, every godly impression.

And let us not labour in vain, nor spend our strength for nought. May we be the honoured instruments of saving some soul from death; and of producing joy, in the presence of the angels of God, over one sinner that repenteth.

Above all, render us successful among those who are more fully under our instruction, influence and authority. May we rule well our own house; and have the pleasure to see all the members of our family, fellow citizens with the saints, and of the household of God. Of whom, and through whom, and to whom, are all things. To whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

THURSDAY MORNING.

O LORD, Thou art good, and Thou doest good, Thou hast revealed thyself as nigh unto all that call upon Thee, to all that call upon Thee, in truth. May we who now address Thee, be found the heirs of this promise; nor suffer us, to incur the reproach of drawing near to Thee, with the mouth, and honouring Thee with our lips, while our hearts are far from Thee. Unite our hearts to fear thy name; and grant that we may worship

Thee, in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh. We remember that we are sinners, and acknowledge the multitude and aggravations of our offences. Conscious not only of the reality, but the greatness of our guilt, we could indulge no hope, hadst not Thou exhibited thy infinite benevolence, and revealed a Mediator, in whom Thou art reconciling the world unto thyself, not imputing their trespasses unto them.

Thou hast not left thyself without witness, in that Thou hast been doing us good, and giving us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness. But herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. Blessed be thy name, we have all the certainty we could desire, that with Thee there is mercy. That mercy the publican sought, and found; that mercy-has never disappointed any that trusted in it; that mercy-at this very moment, cries to us —Ask and it shall be given you, seek and ye shall find. O Lord, we avail ourselves of thy invitation, and plead thy promise. According to the multitude of thy tender mercies, blot out our transgressions. Create in us, also, a clean heart, and renew a right spirit within us.

We hope we are convinced, that while many things are desirable, and some useful, one thing is needful; and that instead of the inquiry, what shall I eat, and what shall I drink, and wherewithal shall I be clothed, the supreme anxiousness of the soul is, what must I do to be saved? O visit us with thy salvation; in the illumination of the mind, and the sanctification of the life; in all the comforts of the Holy Ghost, and in all fruits of the spirit. May we willingly obey all thy commands,

and cheerfully submit to all thy appointments. In the annihilation of self-will, and in the temper of implicit devotedness, may we, as to every duty, say, Lord what wilt thou have me to do? And as to every event, here I am, let Him do what seemeth Him good. Grant us piety and wisdom to ac commodate ourselves to the allotments of life; and enable us to maintain a christain temper and behaviour in all the changing scenes of providence, that all things may work together, if not for our gratification, yet for our good.

May we disengage ourselves from the present evil world, and be received and acknowledged as the sons and daughters of the Lord Almighty. May the righteous be our attraction and delight; and though few in number, and despised by the foolish and wicked, may we go with thern, because God is with them: and like Moses may we choose rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season.

May we walk by faith and not by sight. May we weigh both worlds, and may the future and eternal, preponderate; and may this be our grow ing experience as well as profession-as for me I will behold thy face in righteousness, I shall be satisfied when I awake with thy likeness.

By thy mercies we renew this morning the consecration of ourselves to thy service. Go forth with us into the concerns of the day. Keep us in all our ways. Innumerable are our dangers; but the greatest of all is sin. Uphold our goings therefore in thy word, and let no iniquity have dominion over us. May we abstain from all appearance of evil; and the very God of peace sanctify us wholly; and may our whole spirit, and soul, and body, be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.