points; and let the HOLY SPIRIT establish and carry on the work of grace in our souls. May we thus be living members of the church militant on earth, and be trained up for the church triumphant in heaven.

Hear these our prayers and supplications for Thy mercy's sake, and enable us to begin on earth our eternal song, by ascribing blessing, and honour, and glory, and power unto Him that sitteth upon the Throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever. Amen.

Our Father which art in heaven, &c.

The grace of our Lord, &c.

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TUESDAY EVENING.

O THOU INCOMPREHENSIBLE LORD GOD, in whose sight all things are naked and open, and who knowest the state and character of every individual before Thee; Let not any of us approach Thee with our lips, while our hearts are estranged from Thy grace and love; but enable us, under a deep conviction of our own guilt and helplessness to draw nigh unto Thee in faith and hope, pleading the meritorious name and perfect righteousness of Jesus Christ our Lord, who ever liveth to make intercession for us.

Without this way of access into Thy presence, we could not presume to lift up our eyes unto Thee. We must have been cast off for ever, and bound in chains of eternal darkness. But, gracious God, encouraged by the revelation of Thy mercy in CHRIST, we desire now to humble ourselves at Thy feet with contrition and selfabasement, and to take shelter in Him,

acknowledging that there is salvation in no

other.

O Thou HOLY SPIRIT, whose office it is to glorify Jesus, by taking the things which are His, and revealing them to the hearts of thy people; help us not only to discern His personal glory and to confess before men, that He is our LORD and our GOD; but likewise His mediatorial fulness, who was made sin for us, that we might be made the righteousness of GOD in HIM. Help us cordially to resign ourselves to His gracious authority and wise dispensations, making Him the sole object of our faith and hope, of our love and joy; and yielding ourselves to the guidance of His Word and Providence. Let HIM be the first object of our thoughts in the morning, and the last at night, that so by looking unto Jesus from day to day, and by walking in his footsteps, we may be changed into the same image, from glory to glory, as by the Spirit of the Lord.

Blessed be Thy name, O God, for the rich treasures of Thy word, and for the exceeding great and precious promises with which it abounds. Enable us to believe them, and to wait with patience for their accomplishment through CHRIST JESus, in whom they are all Yea and Amen. And O GOD the SPIRIT, by whose divine inspiration the Holy Scriptures were written, teach us to know Thy mind therein, and to have a right judgment of every part of Thy blessed word. May we make it the subject of our daily study, and do Thou render it our constant delight; gladden our hearts with a full discovery of Thy grace, and grant that we may daily become more obedient to its sacred precepts, more humble, more heavenly-minded, more selfdenying, till in heart and life we are altogether conformed to Thine image.

Look down O Lord in merey upon Thy whole church; May it be established, strengthened, and settled in the faith of the everlasting gospel. of Thy grace among the

Carry on the work children of men.

Let such as shall be saved be added daily to Thy church. Send forth the glad tidings of great joy to Heathen and Mahometan lands. Regard in mercy Thy own ancient people Israel. And hasten the time when the wilderness shall be turned into the garden of the Lord, and when all flesh shall see the salvation of our God.

And now, O heavenly Father, while we bless Thee for all the mercies of the past day, we beseech Thee to renew Thy mereies to us, and to spread thy protecting wings around us, during the dark and silent hours of the night. And should it please Thee to raise us up in health and safety to see the light of another day, lift up also the light of Thy countenance upon us, that we may walk before the Lord in the light of the living, Hear these our imperfect petitions, which we offer through the prevailing merits of Jesus Christ. For His sake, take away all our iniquity, receive us graciously, love us freely, and sanctify us wholly and unto Thy name, Father, Son,